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Where does “uncumbered” come from?

uncumbered (English) comes from English cumbered, from English cumber, from Middle English combren, from Old French encombrer, from Old French combre, from Medieval Latin combrus, from Gaulish komberū, from Proto-Celtic kombereti — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

uncumbered (English): Not hampered or hindered; without encumbrance;...

Definitions

  1. Not hampered or hindered; without encumbrance;...

Ancestry of “uncumbered”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishcumberedsimple past tense and past participle of cumber;...
2EnglishcumberTo slow down; to hinder; to burden; to encumber
3Middle Englishcombren—
4Old Frenchencombrerto bother; to irritate; to annoy; to burden
5Old Frenchcombrewooden obstacles on a river; dam; hindrance,...
6Medieval Latincombrusbarricade of felled trees; barricade
7Gaulishkomberū—
8Proto-Celtickomberetito bring together
9Proto-Celtickom-with, together
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt—
13Germankitt—
14Old High Germankuti—
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
18Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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