Where does “unhaunting” come from?
unhaunting (English) comes from English haunting, from English haunt, from Middle English haunten, from Old French hanter, from Old English hāmettan, from Old English hām, from Proto-West Germanic haim, from Proto-Germanic haimaz — to be lying down; to settle.
unhaunting (English): Not haunting
Definitions
- Not haunting
Ancestry of “unhaunting”, step by step
unhaunting traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English haunting
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | haunting | present participle of haunt; Remaining in the... |
| 2 | English | haunt | To inhabit, or visit frequently; To make uneasy,... |
| 3 | Middle English | haunten | to reside, inhabit, use, employ |
| 4 | Old French | hanter | to frequent, abide in one place; to frequent... |
| 5 | Old English | hāmettan | to bring home; provide a home for; house; to... |
| 6 | Old English | hām | home; village, community; village, hamlet, manor,... |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | haim | home |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | haimaz | home; house; village |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóymos | of the home, belonging to the family; village,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱey- | to be lying down; to settle |
via English ing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ing | A meadow, especially a low meadow near a river;... |
| 2 | Middle English | ing | — |
| 3 | Old English | ing | meadow, water meadow, ing |
| 4 | Old Norse | eng | meadow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | angijō | A low lying meadow in a valley or near a river |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énkos | curve, bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |