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
- Uncombed; dishevelled; Disorderly; untidy; messy;...
Ancestry of “unkempt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | unkembed | — |
| 2 | English | un | One |
Words derived from “unkempt”