Where does “unhastily” come from?

unhastily (English) comes from English unhasty, from English hasty, from Norman French Asketin, from Old Norse Ásketill.

unhastily (English): In an unhasty manner

Definitions

  1. In an unhasty manner

Ancestry of “unhastily”, step by step

unhastily traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English unhasty

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunhastyNot hasty, the opposite of hasty
2Englishhastyacting in haste; being too hurried or quick
3Norman FrenchAsketin—
4Old NorseÁsketill—

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Old Norse Ásketill →Every word from Norman French Asketin →Every word from English hasty →