Where does “unshape” come from?

unshape (English) comes from English shape, from English -ed, from Middle English -ed, from Old English -ed — formed into the likeness of, made into, shaped...

unshape (English): To deprive of shape; throw out of form or into...

Definitions

  1. To deprive of shape; throw out of form or into...

Ancestry of “unshape”, step by step

unshape traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English shape

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishshapeThe status or condition of something; Condition...
2English-edUsed to form past tenses of verbs. In...
3Middle English-edAlternative form of -hede
4Old English-edformed into the likeness of, made into, shaped...

via English un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunOne
Every word from Old English -edEvery word from English -edEvery word from Middle English -ed
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