Where does “unflighted” come from?
unflighted (English) comes from English flighted, 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.
unflighted (English): Lacking flight feathers, typically due to...
Definitions
- Lacking flight feathers, typically due to...
Ancestry of “unflighted”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | flighted | Capable of flight; Having a specified number or... |
| 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 | — |
| 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 |