Where does “uncunning” come from?
uncunning (English) comes from English cunning, from Middle English cunning, from Middle English cunninde, from Old English cunnende, from Old English cunnan, from Proto-West Germanic kunnan, from Proto-Germanic kunnaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.
uncunning (English): Not cunning or crafty; Ignorant; lacking...
Definitions
- Not cunning or crafty; Ignorant; lacking...
Ancestry of “uncunning”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cunning | Sly; crafty; clever in surreptitious behaviour;... |
| 2 | Middle English | cunning | — |
| 3 | Middle English | cunninde | — |
| 4 | Old English | cunnende | — |
| 5 | Old English | cunnan | to know, to be familiar with; can, to know how |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | kunnan | to recognise; to know how, to be able |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kunnaną | to know, to be familiar with, to recognise; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |