Where does “unsleeve” come from?

unsleeve (English) comes from English sleeve, from Middle English sleve, from Old English slīef — sleeve.

unsleeve (English): To remove from a sleeve

Definitions

  1. To remove from a sleeve

Ancestry of “unsleeve”, step by step

unsleeve traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English sleeve

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsleeveThe part of a garment that covers the arm
2Middle EnglishsleveA sleeve or a garment consisting of one
3Old Englishslīefsleeve

via English un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunOne
Every word from Old English slīef →Every word from Middle English sleve →Every word from English sleeve →