Where does “unsulky” come from?
unsulky (English) comes from English sulky, from English sulk, from Middle English sulke, from Old English āsolcennys, from Old English āsolcen, from Old English āseolcan, from Old English ā-, from Old English ar- — out, outward.
unsulky (English): Not sulky
Ancestry of “unsulky”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | sulky | silent and withdrawn after being upset; A low... |
| 2 | English | sulk | A state of sulking; to express ill humor or... |
| 3 | Middle English | sulke | — |
| 4 | Old English | āsolcennys | idleness; slothfulness; sluggishness; laziness |
| 5 | Old English | āsolcen | sulky, languid |
| 6 | Old English | āseolcan | be slow; be weak or slothful; languish |
| 7 | Old English | ā- | a-; away, out |
| 8 | Old English | ar- | — |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | uʀ- | out, over; off, away |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | uz- | up, out |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | uss- | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | uds- | up, out |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |