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Where does “unsung” come from?

Unsung comes from English sing, from Proto-Indo-European óynos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- meaning to be or exist.

unsung (English): Which has not been lauded or appreciated; Not...

Definitions

  1. Which has not been lauded or appreciated; Not...

Ancestry of “unsung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishUn-—
2Middle Englishun-—
3Old Englishun-negation or absence of: un-, non-; bad; forms...
4Proto-West Germanicun-not, un-
5Proto-Germanicun-not, un-
6Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
7Proto-Indo-Europeannenot
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