Where does “unshornness” come from?
unshornness (English) comes from English unshorn, from English shorn, from English shear, from Middle English schyre, from Old English sċīr, from Old English burna, from Proto-West Germanic brunnō, from Proto-Germanic brunnô — to bear, carry.
unshornness (English): The state or condition of being unshorn
Definitions
- The state or condition of being unshorn
Ancestry of “unshornness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unshorn | Not shorn |
| 2 | English | shorn | past participle of shear |
| 3 | English | shear | To cut, originally with a sword or other bladed... |
| 4 | Middle English | schyre | Alternative form of shire; bright, shimmering,... |
| 5 | Old English | sċīr | bright; shire; county |
| 6 | Old English | burna | stream |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | brunnō | well, spring |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | brunnô | source; wellspring; fountain; brook; stream;... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰréh₁wr̥ | well, spring, source |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrewh₁- | to boil; to brew |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |