Where does “unclever” come from?

unclever (English) comes from English clever, from Middle English cliver, from Old English clifer — claw, hand.

unclever (English): Not clever

Definitions

  1. Not clever

Ancestry of “unclever”, step by step

unclever traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English clever

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcleverNimble with hands or body; skillful; adept;...
2Middle Englishclivertenacious
3Old Englishcliferclaw, hand

via English un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunOne

Words derived from “unclever”

Every word from Old English clifer →Every word from Middle English cliver →Every word from English clever →
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