Where does “unstraightforwardly” come from?
unstraightforwardly (English) comes from English unstraightforward, 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 — to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...
unstraightforwardly (English): In an unstraightforward manner; not...
Definitions
- In an unstraightforward manner; not...
Ancestry of “unstraightforwardly”, step by step
unstraightforwardly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unstraightforward
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unstraightforward | Not straightforward; oblique, evasive, equivocal,... |
| 2 | English | straightforward | Proceeding in a straight course or manner; not... |
| 3 | English | forward | Toward the front or at the front; Without... |
| 4 | Middle English | foreward | forward; agreement, contract, treaty, bargain,... |
| 5 | Old English | foreweard | forward, fore, former, early, prior; an... |
| 6 | Old English | weard | guard; guard, the action of looking out for... |
| 7 | Old English | ōra | ore, unwrought metal |
| 8 | Old English | ēar | sea, ocean; grave, earth |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | ahaz | ear |
| 10 | Proto-Finnic | ahtas | narrow, cramped |
| 11 | Proto-Baltic | anśtas | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énǵʰus | narrow, tight |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enǵʰ- | to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;... |