Where does “unstepmotherly” come from?
unstepmotherly (English) comes from English stepmotherly, from English stepmother, from Middle English stepmoder, from Old English stēopmōdor, from Proto-Germanic steupamōdēr — stepmother.
unstepmotherly (English): Not befitting a stepmother
Definitions
- Not befitting a stepmother
Ancestry of “unstepmotherly”, step by step
unstepmotherly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English stepmotherly
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stepmotherly | Like or befitting a stepmother |
| 2 | English | stepmother | The wife of one's biological father, other than... |
| 3 | Middle English | stepmoder | stepmother wife of one's father |
| 4 | Old English | stēopmōdor | stepmother |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | steupamōdēr | stepmother |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |