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Where does “unfolding” come from?

Unfolding derives from Middle English unfolden, from Old English unfealdan, combining the prefix un- with a verb descended through Proto-Germanic falþaną from the Proto-Indo-European root pel-.

unfolding (English): present participle of unfold; The process by...

Definitions

  1. present participle of unfold; The process by...

Ancestry of “unfolding”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunfoldTo undo a folding; To turn out; to happen; to...
2EnglishUn-—
3EnglishstillNot moving; calm; Not effervescing; not...
4Old Englishstillanbecome calm, abate, subside; calm, pacify,...
5Proto-West Germanicstillijanto make still, quiet
6Proto-West Germanic-janCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
7Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
10Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “unfolding”

  • unfoldingly
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