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Where does “unsorrowful” come from?

unsorrowful (English) comes from English sorrowful, from Middle English sorweful, from Old English sorhful, from Proto-Germanic surgafullaz — full of care; anxious.

unsorrowful (English): Not sorrowful

Definitions

  1. Not sorrowful

Ancestry of “unsorrowful”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishsorrowfulexhibiting sorrow; dejected; distraught;...
2Middle Englishsorwefulsorrowful
3Old Englishsorhfulfull of care or anxiety, careful, anxious;...
4Proto-Germanicsurgafullazfull of care; anxious

Words derived from “unsorrowful”

  • unsorrowfully
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