Where does “unshapen” come from?
unshapen (English) comes from English shapen, from English -en, from Middle English -en, from Old English -en, from Old Norse -inn, from Proto-Norse -īna-, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos — adjectival suffix.
unshapen (English): Shapeless; misshapen; deformed; ugly; past...
Definitions
- Shapeless; misshapen; deformed; ugly; past...
Ancestry of “unshapen”, step by step
unshapen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English shapen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | shapen | To shape, form; past participle of shape; Shaped;... |
| 2 | English | -en | Denotes the past participle form when attached to... |
| 3 | Middle English | -en | Denotes the past participle form when attached to... |
| 4 | Old English | -en | mæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;... |
| 5 | Old Norse | -inn | Used to create adjectives from nouns, meaning... |
| 6 | Proto-Norse | -īna- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |