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Where does “unmeek” come from?

unmeek (English) comes from English Meek, from Middle English meek, from Old Norse mjúkr, from Proto-Germanic meukaz, from Proto-Indo-European mewg- — slimy, slippery; slick, slimy.

unmeek (English): Not meek

Definitions

  1. Not meek

Ancestry of “unmeek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMeek—
2Middle Englishmeek—
3Old Norsemjúkrsoft; meek
4Proto-Germanicmeukaz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmewg-slimy, slippery; slick, slimy

Words derived from “unmeek”

  • unmeekly
  • unmeekness
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mewg- →