Where does “unhoary” come from?
unhoary (English) comes from English hoary, from English hoar, from Middle English hor, from Old English hēr, from Proto-West Germanic *hēr, from Proto-Germanic hē₂r, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
unhoary (English): Not hoary
Definitions
- Not hoary
Ancestry of “unhoary”, step by step
unhoary traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hoary
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hoary | White, whitish, or greyish-white; White or grey... |
| 2 | English | hoar | A white or greyish-white colour; Hoariness;... |
| 3 | Middle English | hor | Alternative form of her; Grey, greyish,... |
| 4 | Old English | hēr | at this place |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *hēr | here |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hē₂r | here, in this place |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 8 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 9 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 10 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 11 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |