Where does “unghastly” come from?
unghastly (English) comes from English ghastly, from English gastly, from Middle English gastly, from Middle English gasten, from Old English gǣstan, from Proto-West Germanic *gaistijan, from Proto-Germanic gaistijaną.
unghastly (English): Not ghastly
Definitions
- Not ghastly
Ancestry of “unghastly”, step by step
unghastly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ghastly
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ghastly | Like a ghost in appearance; death-like; pale;... |
| 2 | English | gastly | — |
| 3 | Middle English | gastly | — |
| 4 | Middle English | gasten | to terrify |
| 5 | Old English | gǣstan | to gast, frighten, afflict, torment; to torment,... |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *gaistijan | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | gaistijaną | — |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |