Where does “unfoundedly” come from?

unfoundedly (English) comes from English unfounded, from English Un-, from Middle English un-, from Old English un-, from Proto-West Germanic un-, from Proto-Germanic un-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

unfoundedly (English): In an unfounded way; without basis

Definitions

  1. In an unfounded way; without basis

Ancestry of “unfoundedly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunfoundedHaving no strong foundation; not based on solid...
2EnglishUn-not
3Middle Englishun-—
4Old Englishun-negation or absence of: un-, non-; bad; forms...
5Proto-West Germanicun-not, un-
6Proto-Germanicun-not, un-
7Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
8Proto-Indo-Europeannenot
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