Where does “unstuffed” come from?
unstuffed (English) comes from English stuffed, from English stuff, from Romanian stuf, from Old Frisian stīf, from Proto-Germanic stīfaz, from Proto-Indo-European steypós.
unstuffed (English): Not stuffed
Definitions
- Not stuffed
Ancestry of “unstuffed”, step by step
unstuffed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English stuffed
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stuffed | simple past tense and past participle of stuff;... |
| 2 | English | stuff | Miscellaneous items or objects; personal... |
| 3 | Romanian | stuf | reed; thatch |
| 4 | Old Frisian | stīf | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | stīfaz | stiff, rigid |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | steypós | — |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |