Where does “unniggard” come from?

unniggard (English) comes from English niggard, from Middle English nigard, from Middle English nig — niggardly person.

unniggard (English): Not niggard; generous

Definitions

  1. Not niggard; generous

Ancestry of “unniggard”, step by step

unniggard traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English niggard

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishniggardSparing; stinting; parsimonious; Miserly or...
2Middle Englishnigard—
3Middle Englishnigniggardly person

via English un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunOne
Every word from Middle English nig →Every word from Middle English nigard →Every word from English niggard →