Where does “unchic” come from?
unchic (English) comes from English Chic, from French chic, from German Schick, from Middle High German schicken, from Middle High German geschehen, from Old High German giskehan, from Proto-West Germanic *skehan, from Proto-Germanic skehaną — to pass, happen.
unchic (English): unfashionable
Definitions
- unfashionable
Ancestry of “unchic”, step by step
unchic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Chic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Chic | Elegant, stylish |
| 2 | French | chic | elegant; considerate; elegance |
| 3 | German | Schick | chic |
| 4 | Middle High German | schicken | to outfit oneself, fit in, arrange appropriately |
| 5 | Middle High German | geschehen | to happen, rush |
| 6 | Old High German | giskehan | to happen |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *skehan | to move quickly |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | skehaną | to jump; spring up; to emerge; come up; happen |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱek- | to pass, happen |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |