Where does “uncommittedness” come from?
uncommittedness (English) comes from English uncommitted, from English Un-, from Middle English un-, from Old English un-, from Proto-West Germanic un-, from Proto-Germanic un-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.
uncommittedness (English): The state or quality of being uncommitted
Definitions
- The state or quality of being uncommitted
Ancestry of “uncommittedness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | uncommitted | Not inclined toward either side in a matter under... |
| 2 | English | Un- | — |
| 3 | Middle English | un- | — |
| 4 | Old English | un- | negation or absence of: un-, non-; bad; forms... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | un- | not, un- |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | un- | not, un- |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥- | not, un- |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |