Where does “unlearner” come from?

unlearner (English) comes from English unlearn, 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.

unlearner (English): One who unlearns something

Definitions

  1. One who unlearns something

Ancestry of “unlearner”, step by step

unlearner traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English unlearn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunlearnTo discard the knowledge of; To break a habit
2Englishun-not; absent; lacking; not; negative; contrary to...
3Middle Englishun-
4Old Englishun-negation or absence of: un-, non-; bad; forms...
5Proto-West Germanicun-not, un-
6Proto-Germanicun-not, un-
7Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
8Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

via English ER

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
2Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
3Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
4Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
5Proto-Turkicēdersaddle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European neEvery word from Proto-Indo-European n̥-Every word from English un-