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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

  1. In an unstraightforward manner; not...

Ancestry of “unstraightforwardly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunstraightforwardNot straightforward; oblique, evasive, equivocal,...
2EnglishstraightforwardProceeding in a straight course or manner; not...
3EnglishforwardToward the front or at the front; Without...
4Middle Englishforewardforward; agreement, contract, treaty, bargain,...
5Old Englishforeweardforward, fore, former, early, prior; an...
6Old Englishweardguard; guard, the action of looking out for...
7Old Englishōraore, unwrought metal
8Old Englishēarsea, ocean; grave, earth
9Proto-Germanicahazear
10Proto-Finnicahtasnarrow, cramped
11Proto-Balticanśtas—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énǵʰusnarrow, tight
13Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enǵʰ-to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...
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