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Where does “unhasty” come from?

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

unhasty (English): Not hasty, the opposite of hasty

Definitions

  1. Not hasty, the opposite of hasty

Ancestry of “unhasty”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhastyacting in haste; being too hurried or quick
2Norman FrenchAsketin—
3Old NorseÁsketill—
Every word from Old Norse Ásketill →