Where does “unhued” come from?

unhued (English) comes from English hued, from English Hue, from Middle English hewe, from Old English hīwa, from Proto-Germanic hīwô, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.

unhued (English): Not given a hue; uncolored

Definitions

  1. Not given a hue; uncolored

Ancestry of “unhued”, step by step

unhued traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English hued

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhuedcoloured; having a hue
2EnglishHueA Vietnamese province with that city as its capital
3Middle Englishheweservant, hireling; rascal, villein; hue
4Old Englishhīwamember of a family
5Proto-Germanichīwôrelative, fellow-lodger, family
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle

via English un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunOne
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey-Every word from Proto-Germanic hīwôEvery word from Old English hīwa