Where does “unroaded” come from?
unroaded (English) comes from English roaded, from English road, from Middle English rode, from Old English rād, from Proto-West Germanic raidu, from Proto-Germanic raidō, from Proto-Germanic rīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European rēydʰ- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
unroaded (English): Not roaded, not having roads
Definitions
- Not roaded, not having roads
Ancestry of “unroaded”, step by step
unroaded traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English roaded
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | roaded | Containing roads; Having roads |
| 2 | English | road | A way used for travelling between places,... |
| 3 | Middle English | rode | A cross or gibbet; The cross of Christ; The cross... |
| 4 | Old English | rād | road; riding, hostile incursion; riding, road |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | raidu | riding, ride |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | raidō | ride, journey; name of the R-rune |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | rīdaną | to ride |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | rēydʰ- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |