Where does “unforgivingness” come from?
unforgivingness (English) comes from English unforgiving, from English forgiving, from English forgive, from Middle English foryiven, from Old English forġiefan, from Proto-Germanic fragebaną, from Proto-Germanic fra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.
unforgivingness (English): The quality of being unforgiving
Definitions
- The quality of being unforgiving
Ancestry of “unforgivingness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | unforgiving | Unwilling or unable to forgive or show mercy;... |
| 2 | English | forgiving | Inclined to forgive; User-friendly, such that... |
| 3 | English | forgive | To pardon; to waive any negative feeling or... |
| 4 | Middle English | foryiven | — |
| 5 | Old English | forġiefan | to give up, bestow; to forgive, give up, provide |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fragebaną | to give, grant; to forgive |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | fra- | off, away; completely, fully, up |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |