Where does “unsew” come from?

unsew (English) comes from English sew, from Middle English sew, from Old English seaw, from Proto-West Germanic *sauw — juice.

unsew (English): To undo something sewn or enclosed by sewing; to...

Definitions

  1. To undo something sewn or enclosed by sewing; to...

Ancestry of “unsew”, step by step

unsew traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English sew

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsewTo use a needle to pass thread repeatedly through...
2Middle EnglishsewAlternative form of sowe
3Old Englishseawsap, juice; moisture; humour
4Proto-West Germanic*sauwjuice

via English un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunOne
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sauw →Every word from Old English seaw →Every word from Middle English sew →