Where does “unflummoxed” come from?
unflummoxed (English) comes from English flummoxed, from English -ed, from Middle English -ed, from Old English -ed — formed into the likeness of, made into, shaped...
unflummoxed (English): Not flummoxed
Definitions
- Not flummoxed
Ancestry of “unflummoxed”, step by step
unflummoxed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English flummoxed
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | flummoxed | Confused, perplexed or flustered; simple past... |
| 2 | English | -ed | Used to form past tenses of verbs. In... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ed | Alternative form of -hede |
| 4 | Old English | -ed | formed into the likeness of, made into, shaped... |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |