Where does “undived” come from?
undived (English) comes from English dived, from English dive, from Middle English diven, from Old English dūfan, from Proto-West Germanic *dūban, from Proto-Germanic dūbaną — to dive, to sink.
undived (English): Not having been dived
Definitions
- Not having been dived
Ancestry of “undived”, step by step
undived traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dived
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dived | simple past tense and past participle of dive;... |
| 2 | English | dive | To swim under water; To jump into water... |
| 3 | Middle English | diven | — |
| 4 | Old English | dūfan | to duck, dive, sink, penetrate; to dive |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *dūban | to dive |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | dūbaną | to dive, to sink |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |