Where does “unsorrowfully” come from?
unsorrowfully (English) comes from English unsorrowful, from English sorrowful, from Middle English sorweful, from Old English sorhful, from Proto-Germanic surgafullaz — full of care; anxious.
unsorrowfully (English): In an unsorrowful manner
Ancestry of “unsorrowfully”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | unsorrowful | Not sorrowful |
| 2 | English | sorrowful | exhibiting sorrow; dejected; distraught;... |
| 3 | Middle English | sorweful | sorrowful |
| 4 | Old English | sorhful | full of care or anxiety, careful, anxious;... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | surgafullaz | full of care; anxious |