Where does “unstraightforward” come from?
unstraightforward (English) comes from English straightforward, from English forward, from Middle English foreward, from Old English foreweard, from Old English weard, from Old English ōra, from Old English ēar, from Proto-Germanic ahaz — to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...
unstraightforward (English): Not straightforward; oblique, evasive, equivocal,...
Definitions
- Not straightforward; oblique, evasive, equivocal,...
Ancestry of “unstraightforward”, step by step
unstraightforward traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English straightforward
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | straightforward | Proceeding in a straight course or manner; not... |
| 2 | English | forward | Toward the front or at the front; Without... |
| 3 | Middle English | foreward | forward; agreement, contract, treaty, bargain,... |
| 4 | Old English | foreweard | forward, fore, former, early, prior; an... |
| 5 | Old English | weard | guard; guard, the action of looking out for... |
| 6 | Old English | ōra | ore, unwrought metal |
| 7 | Old English | ēar | sea, ocean; grave, earth |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | ahaz | ear |
| 9 | Proto-Finnic | ahtas | narrow, cramped |
| 10 | Proto-Baltic | anśtas | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énǵʰus | narrow, tight |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enǵʰ- | to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;... |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |