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Where does “unsettle” come from?

Unsettle derives from English settle, which comes from Latin sedēre (to sit), tracing back through Proto-Indo-European sed- (to sit) and seh₂g- (to hold or have).

unsettle (English): To make upset or uncomfortable; To bring into...

Definitions

  1. To make upset or uncomfortable; To bring into...

Ancestry of “unsettle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishUn-—
2EnglishstillNot moving; calm; Not effervescing; not...
3Old Englishstillanbecome calm, abate, subside; calm, pacify,...
4Proto-West Germanicstillijanto make still, quiet
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

Words derived from “unsettle”

  • unsettling
  • unsettlingly
  • unsettlingness
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