Where does “unloving” come from?

Unloving derives from English loving, itself from English love, ultimately tracing through Proto-Indo-European óynos and ano- to the root h₂ōwyóm, meaning to desire or wish.

unloving (English): Not loving; present participle of unlove

Definitions

  1. Not loving; present participle of unlove

Ancestry of “unloving”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishUn-not
2Middle Englishun-—
3Old Englishun-negation or absence of: un-, non-; bad; forms...
4Proto-West Germanicun-not, un-
5Proto-Germanicun-not, un-
6Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
7Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

Words derived from “unloving”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from English Un- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →