Where does “unleaderly” come from?

unleaderly (English) comes from English leaderly, from English leader, from Middle English ledere, from Old English lǣdere — leader.

unleaderly (English): Not leaderly

Definitions

  1. Not leaderly

Ancestry of “unleaderly”, step by step

unleaderly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English leaderly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishleaderlyBefitting a leader
2Englishleaderany person that leads or directs; an animal that...
3Middle EnglishledereA leader or commander; an individual in charge
4Old Englishlǣdereleader

via English un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunOne
Every word from Old English lǣdere →Every word from Middle English ledere →Every word from English leader →