Where does “ungild” come from?
ungild (English) comes from English gild, from Middle English gilden, from Old English gylden, from Old English -en, from Old Norse -inn, from Proto-Norse -īna-, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos — adjectival suffix.
ungild (English): To remove gilding
Definitions
- To remove gilding
Ancestry of “ungild”, step by step
ungild traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English gild
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gild | To cover with a thin layer of gold; to cover with... |
| 2 | Middle English | gilden | Formed from gold; Covered or decorated with gold;... |
| 3 | Old English | gylden | golden, made of gold |
| 4 | Old English | -en | mæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;... |
| 5 | Old Norse | -inn | Used to create adjectives from nouns, meaning... |
| 6 | Proto-Norse | -īna- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |