Where does “unmeekly” come from?

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

unmeekly (English): Without meekness

Definitions

  1. Without meekness

Ancestry of “unmeekly”, step by step

unmeekly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English unmeek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunmeekNot meek
2EnglishMeekHumble, non-boastful, modest, meager, or self-effacing
3Middle Englishmeek—
4Old Norsemjúkrsoft; meek
5Proto-Germanicmeukaz—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmewg-slimy, slippery; slick, slimy

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mewg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic meukaz →Every word from Old Norse mjúkr →