Where does “unmufflered” come from?
unmufflered (English) comes from English mufflered, from English muffler, from English muffle, from Middle English muflen, from Anglo-Norman amoufler, from Old French enmoufler, from Old French moufle, from Medieval Latin muffula — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
unmufflered (English): Not mufflered
Definitions
- Not mufflered
Ancestry of “unmufflered”, step by step
unmufflered traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mufflered
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mufflered | Wearing a muffler |
| 2 | English | muffler | Part of the exhaust pipe of a car that dampens... |
| 3 | English | muffle | Anything that mutes or deadens sound; A warm... |
| 4 | Middle English | muflen | to muffle |
| 5 | Anglo-Norman | amoufler | — |
| 6 | Old French | enmoufler | to wrap up, muffle |
| 7 | Old French | moufle | mitten |
| 8 | Medieval Latin | muffula | a muff; muff |
| 9 | Frankish | molfell | soft garment made of hide |
| 10 | Middle High German | mol | — |
| 11 | Old High German | mol | — |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | mulô | muzzle |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | molh₂-o- | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |