Where does “unrewardingly” come from?

unrewardingly (English) comes from English unrewarding, from English rewarding, from English reward, from Middle English reward, from Old French reward, from Old French rewarder, from Old French warder, from Old French guarder — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

unrewardingly (English): In an unrewarding manner

Definitions

  1. In an unrewarding manner

Ancestry of “unrewardingly”, step by step

unrewardingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English unrewarding

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunrewardingNot providing reward or satisfaction
2EnglishrewardingGiving or resulting in reward or satisfaction;...
3EnglishrewardSomething of value given in return for an act; A...
4Middle Englishreward
5Old Frenchrewardreward
6Old Frenchrewarderto reward
7Old FrenchwarderAlternative form of guarder
8Old Frenchguarderto protect; to guard; to look at
9Frankishwardēnto protect; to guard, protect, watch over; to...
10Proto-Germanicwardānąto guard, protect, watch over
11Proto-Germanic*warduz
12Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
13Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr-Every word from Proto-Germanic *warduz