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Where does “unrusting” come from?

unrusting (English) comes from English rusting, from Norwegian Bokmål ruste, from Middle Low German rusten, from Proto-West Germanic hrustijan, from Proto-West Germanic -jan, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.

unrusting (English): That does not rust

Definitions

  1. That does not rust

Ancestry of “unrusting”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishrustingpresent participle of rust; The development of...
2Norwegian Bokmålrusteto rust
3Middle Low Germanrusten—
4Proto-West Germanichrustijanto adorn, decorate; to equip
5Proto-West Germanic-janCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
6Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
9Chichewaiyehe, she
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