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
Ancestry of “unsorrowful”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | sorrowful | exhibiting sorrow; dejected; distraught;... |
| 2 | Middle English | sorweful | sorrowful |
| 3 | Old English | sorhful | full of care or anxiety, careful, anxious;... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | surgafullaz | full of care; anxious |
Words derived from “unsorrowful”