Where does “unknownly” come from?
unknownly (English) comes from English unknown, from English un-, from Middle English un-, from Old English un-, from Proto-West Germanic un-, from Proto-Germanic un-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.
unknownly (English): Mysteriously, without a known reason or cause
Definitions
- Mysteriously, without a known reason or cause
Ancestry of “unknownly”, step by step
unknownly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unknown
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unknown | Not known; unidentified; not well known; A... |
| 2 | English | un- | not; absent; lacking; not; negative; contrary to... |
| 3 | Middle English | un- | — |
| 4 | Old English | un- | negation or absence of: un-, non-; bad; forms... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | un- | not, un- |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | un- | not, un- |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥- | not, un- |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |