Where does “unswank” come from?

unswank (English) comes from English swank, from Proto-Germanic swankijaną, from Proto-Germanic swinkaną, from Proto-Indo-European sweng-.

unswank (English): Not swank

Definitions

  1. Not swank

Ancestry of “unswank”, step by step

unswank traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English swank

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishswankFashionably elegant, posh; A fashionably elegant...
2Proto-Germanicswankijanąto cause to sway, swing
3Proto-Germanicswinkanąto swing, bend
4Proto-Indo-Europeansweng-—

via English un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunOne
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sweng- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swinkaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic swankijaną →