Where does “unkempt” come from?

Unkempt comes from Middle English unkempt, the past participle of uncomben, meaning not combed or disheveled in appearance.

unkempt (English): Uncombed; dishevelled; Disorderly; untidy; messy;...

Definitions

  1. Uncombed; dishevelled; Disorderly; untidy; messy;...

Ancestry of “unkempt”, step by step

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Words derived from “unkempt

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