Where does “uncrazy” come from?

uncrazy (English) comes from English crazy, from English craze, from Middle English crasen, from Old Norse krasa — to shatter.

uncrazy (English): Not crazy

Definitions

  1. Not crazy

Ancestry of “uncrazy”, step by step

uncrazy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English crazy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcrazyFlawed or damaged; unsound, liable to break...
2Englishcrazecraziness; insanity; A strong habitual desire or...
3Middle EnglishcrasenTo break in pieces; to crack
4Old Norsekrasato shatter

via English un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunOne
Every word from Old Norse krasa →Every word from Middle English crasen →Every word from English craze →