Where does “unkitschy” come from?

unkitschy (English) comes from English kitschy, from English kitsch, from German Kitsch, from German kitschen — to smear; to coat, to smear.

unkitschy (English): Not kitschy

Definitions

  1. Not kitschy

Ancestry of “unkitschy”, step by step

unkitschy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English kitschy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishkitschyHaving the nature of kitsch
2EnglishkitschArt, decorative objects and other forms of...
3GermanKitschkitsch
4Germankitschento smear; to coat, to smear

via English un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunOne
Every word from German kitschen →Every word from German Kitsch →Every word from English kitsch →