Where does “undashed” come from?
undashed (English) comes from English dashed, from English dash, from Middle English daschen, from Danish daske, from Serbo-Croatian dàska, from Proto-Slavic dъska, from Proto-Germanic diskuz, from Latin discus — take; perceive.
undashed (English): Not marked with a dash; Not destroyed; not ruined
Definitions
- Not marked with a dash; Not destroyed; not ruined
Ancestry of “undashed”, step by step
undashed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dashed
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dashed | past participle of dash; Made up of short lines... |
| 2 | English | dash | Any of the following symbols: ‒ (figure dash), – (en dash), — (em dash), or ― (horizontal bar) |
| 3 | Middle English | daschen | To hit with a weapon and cause damage; to land a... |
| 4 | Danish | daske | to slap, strike |
| 5 | Serbo-Croatian | dàska | board, plank |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | dъska | board, plank |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | diskuz | table; dish; bowl |
| 8 | Latin | discus | a discus, quoit; a dish shaped like a discus;... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | diskō | learn |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | dikskō | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | di-dḱ-ské-ti | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | deḱ- | take; perceive |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |