Where does “unshyly” come from?

unshyly (English) comes from English unshy, from English shy, from Middle English shy, from Old English sċēoh, from Proto-West Germanic skeuh, from Proto-Germanic skeuhaz, from Proto-Indo-European skewkós.

unshyly (English): Without shyness

Definitions

  1. Without shyness

Ancestry of “unshyly”, step by step

unshyly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English unshy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunshyNot shy
2EnglishshyEasily frightened; timid; Reserved; disinclined...
3Middle Englishshyshy
4Old Englishsċēohshy
5Proto-West Germanicskeuhfrightened, shy; frightening, ugly
6Proto-Germanicskeuhazfrightened; shy; timid; bashful; coy; reserved;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanskewkós

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skewkósEvery word from Proto-Germanic skeuhazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic skeuh
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