Where does “unlovedness” come from?
unlovedness (English) comes from English unloved, from English loved, from Middle English loved, from Old English lufode, from Old English lufian, from Proto-Germanic lubōną, from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European lēw- — to sound, resound, sing out; to leave.
unlovedness (English): The state or condition of being unloved
Definitions
- The state or condition of being unloved
Ancestry of “unlovedness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | unloved | Not loved; simple past tense and past participle... |
| 2 | English | loved | simple past tense and past participle of love;... |
| 3 | Middle English | loved | — |
| 4 | Old English | lufode | — |
| 5 | Old English | lufian | to love |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | lubōną | to praise |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lewbʰ- | to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lēw- | to sound, resound, sing out; to leave |