Where does “ungrievingly” come from?
ungrievingly (English) comes from English ungrieving, from English grieving, from English grieve, from Middle English greyve, from Old Norse greifi, from Middle Low German grēve, from Old High German grāvio, from Proto-West Germanic garāfijō — count; earl; reeve, bailiff.
ungrievingly (English): In an ungrieving way; grieflessly, without grief
Definitions
- In an ungrieving way; grieflessly, without grief
Ancestry of “ungrievingly”, step by step
ungrievingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ungrieving
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ungrieving | Not grieving; griefless; present participle of... |
| 2 | English | grieving | present participle of grieve; An act or instance... |
| 3 | English | grieve | To cause sorrow or distress to; To feel very sad... |
| 4 | Middle English | greyve | steward |
| 5 | Old Norse | greifi | a count, earl, steward |
| 6 | Middle Low German | grēve | — |
| 7 | Old High German | grāvio | count, local judge |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | garāfijō | count; earl; reeve, bailiff |