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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhuedcoloured; having a hue
2EnglishHue—
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
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