Where does “unrare” come from?

unrare (English) comes from English rare, from English rear, from Middle English reren, from Old English rǣran, from Proto-Germanic raizijaną, from Proto-Germanic rīsaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rey- — to arise, arise; to rise, arise; to rise; arise.

unrare (English): Not rare

Definitions

  1. Not rare

Ancestry of “unrare”, step by step

unrare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English rare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrareVery uncommon; scarce; Thin; of low density;...
2EnglishrearTo bring up to maturity, as offspring; to...
3Middle EnglishrerenTo raise; to hold or pull up or suspend upwards;...
4Old Englishrǣranto cause to rise, raise, rear, build, create; to...
5Proto-Germanicraizijanąto cause to rise; raise
6Proto-Germanicrīsanąto scale; move vertically; to rise
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rey-to arise, arise; to rise, arise; to rise; arise

via English un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunOne
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rey-
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