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Where does “unrisen” come from?

unrisen (English) comes from English risen, from English rise, from Middle English risen, from Old English rīsan, from Proto-West Germanic *rīsan, from Proto-Germanic rīsaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rey- — to arise, arise; to rise, arise; to rise; arise.

unrisen (English): Not risen

Definitions

  1. Not risen

Ancestry of “unrisen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishrisenpast participle of rise
2EnglishriseTo move, or appear to move, physically upwards...
3Middle Englishrisen—
4Old Englishrīsanto rise; to seize, carry off
5Proto-West Germanic*rīsan—
6Proto-Germanicrīsanąto scale; move vertically; to rise
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rey-to arise, arise; to rise, arise; to rise; arise
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