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Where does “unmeetly” come from?

unmeetly (English) comes from English unmeet, from English meet, from Middle English meten, from Middle English -en, from Old English -en, from Old Norse -inn, from Proto-Norse -īna-, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz — adjectival suffix.

unmeetly (English): In an unmeet way; unbecomingly

Definitions

  1. In an unmeet way; unbecomingly

Ancestry of “unmeetly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunmeetNot proper
2EnglishmeetTo make contact while in proximity; To gather...
3Middle Englishmetento meet, come together; to paint; to sculpt;...
4Middle English-enDenotes the past participle form when attached to...
5Old English-enmæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;...
6Old Norse-innUsed to create adjectives from nouns, meaning...
7Proto-Norse-īna-—
8Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
9Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
10Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
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