Where does “unshamefully” come from?
unshamefully (English) comes from English unshameful, from English shameful, from Middle English schameful, from Old English sċeomfull, from Old English -ful, from Proto-Germanic -fullaz, from Proto-Germanic fullaz, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós — to fill.
unshamefully (English): In an unshameful manner
Definitions
- In an unshameful manner
Ancestry of “unshamefully”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unshameful | Not shameful |
| 2 | English | shameful | Causing or meriting shame or disgrace;... |
| 3 | Middle English | schameful | Modest, humble; not arrogant or proud |
| 4 | Old English | sċeomfull | modest, chaste |
| 5 | Old English | -ful | full of; -ful |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -fullaz | -ful |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | fullaz | full; the whole, the entire |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |