Where does “untease” come from?
untease (English) comes from English tease, from Middle English tesen, from Old English tǣsan, from Proto-West Germanic taisijan — to separate; to tug, to pluck; to shred.
untease (English): To disentangle; to tease apart
Definitions
- To disentangle; to tease apart
Ancestry of “untease”, step by step
untease traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tease
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tease | To separate the fibres of a fibrous material; To... |
| 2 | Middle English | tesen | To card straighten the fibres of wool |
| 3 | Old English | tǣsan | to tease |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | taisijan | to separate; to tug, to pluck; to shred |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |