Where does “unhardiness” come from?
unhardiness (English) comes from English unhardy, from English Hardy, from Middle English hardy, from Old French hardi, from Old French hardir, from Frankish hardijan, from Proto-Germanic hardijaną, from Proto-Germanic harduz.
unhardiness (English): The state or quality of being unhardy
Definitions
- The state or quality of being unhardy
Ancestry of “unhardiness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | unhardy | Not hardy |
| 2 | English | Hardy | — |
| 3 | Middle English | hardy | — |
| 4 | Old French | hardi | hardy; tough; durable |
| 5 | Old French | hardir | to harden |
| 6 | Frankish | hardijan | to harden, to make hard |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hardijaną | to make hard, strong; to harden |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | harduz | hard; brave |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kert- | times; to weave, twist together; time |
| 10 | Proto-Turkic | *keŕ- | — |