Where does “unsmother” come from?

unsmother (English) comes from English smother, from Middle English smother, from Old English smorþor, from Old English -þor, from Proto-West Germanic -þr, from Proto-Germanic -þrą, from Proto-Indo-European *-trom.

unsmother (English): To release from smothering

Definitions

  1. To release from smothering

Ancestry of “unsmother”, step by step

unsmother traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English smother

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsmotherTo suffocate; stifle; obstruct, more or less...
2Middle Englishsmother
3Old Englishsmorþorsmoke
4Old English-þorinstrumental suffix creating neuter nouns from...
5Proto-West Germanic-þrForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument; Forms...
6Proto-Germanic-þrąForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
7Proto-Indo-European*-trom

via English un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunOne
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *-tromEvery word from Proto-West Germanic -þrEvery word from Old English -þor