Where does “unhandily” come from?
unhandily (English) comes from English unhandy, from English Handy, from English handgun, from English gun, from Middle English gunne, from Old Norse Gunnhildr, from Old Norse Gunnr, from Old Norse guðr.
unhandily (English): In an unhandy manner
Definitions
- In an unhandy manner
Ancestry of “unhandily”, step by step
unhandily traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unhandy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unhandy | Of a person, or movement: not handy, inept,... |
| 2 | English | Handy | Easy to use, useful |
| 3 | English | handgun | A small gun with a relatively short barrel,... |
| 4 | English | gun | A device for projecting a hard object very... |
| 5 | Middle English | gunne | A trebuchet or similar kind of pellet-firing... |
| 6 | Old Norse | Gunnhildr | — |
| 7 | Old Norse | Gunnr | battle, war |
| 8 | Old Norse | guðr | battle, war |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | gunþiz | battle |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰéntis | striking, killing |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰen- | to strike, slay, kill |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰon- | — |