Where does “unflannelled” come from?
unflannelled (English) comes from English flannelled, from English ED, from Japanese エンディング, from English ending, from Middle English ending, from Middle English endyng, from Old English endung, from Old English endian — on, onto.
unflannelled (English): Not dressed in flannel clothing
Definitions
- Not dressed in flannel clothing
Ancestry of “unflannelled”, step by step
unflannelled traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English flannelled
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | flannelled | Wearing clothes made of flannel; especially... |
| 2 | English | ED | Initialism of erectile dysfunction; Initialism of... |
| 3 | Japanese | エンディング | ending, especially of a broadcast or performance |
| 4 | English | ending | A termination or conclusion; The last part of... |
| 5 | Middle English | ending | Alternative form of endyng |
| 6 | Middle English | endyng | An ending, termination, or conclusion;... |
| 7 | Old English | endung | ending |
| 8 | Old English | endian | to end, make an end of; to finish, complete; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | andijōną | to end, bring to an end, finish |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | andijaz | end |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂entíos | front; forehead |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |