Where does “unslacked” come from?
unslacked (English) comes from English slacked, from English slack, from Middle English slak, from Old English slæc, from Proto-Germanic slakaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₁g- — weak, feeble; weak, faint.
unslacked (English): Alternative form of unslaked
Definitions
- Alternative form of unslaked
Ancestry of “unslacked”, step by step
unslacked traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English slacked
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | slacked | simple past tense and past participle of slack |
| 2 | English | slack | The part of anything that hangs loose, having no... |
| 3 | Middle English | slak | — |
| 4 | Old English | slæc | lazy |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | slakaz | slack, lax |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)leh₁g- | weak, feeble; weak, faint |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |