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Where does “unsinful” come from?

unsinful (English) comes from English sinful, from Middle English synful, from Old English synful, from Old English synn, from Proto-West Germanic sunnju, from Proto-Germanic sunjō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁s-ónt-ih₂, from Proto-Indo-European h₁sónts.

unsinful (English): Not sinful

Definitions

  1. Not sinful

Ancestry of “unsinful”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishsinfulconstituting a sin; being morally or religiously...
2Middle Englishsynful—
3Old Englishsynfulsinful; a sinner
4Old Englishsynnsin
5Proto-West Germanicsunnjuresponsibility; care; concern; worry; anxiety
6Proto-Germanicsunjōtruth, sooth; denial, protest
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁s-ónt-ih₂—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁sóntsactive participle of *h₁ésti; being, existence;...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-—

Words derived from “unsinful”

  • unsinfully
  • unsinfulness
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- →