Where does “unhappen” come from?
unhappen (English) comes from English happen, from Middle English happen, from Old English hæppan, from Old Norse happa, from Proto-Germanic hampijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
unhappen (English): To cease to have happened; to undo itself
Definitions
- To cease to have happened; to undo itself
Ancestry of “unhappen”, step by step
unhappen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English happen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | happen | To occur or take place; To happen to; to befall;... |
| 2 | Middle English | happen | to come to pass, happen; fortunate, happy |
| 3 | Old English | hæppan | to move accidentally, slip |
| 4 | Old Norse | happa | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hampijaną | to fit in, be fitting; to occur, happen |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |