Where does “unthriftily” come from?
unthriftily (English) comes from English unthrifty, from Middle English un-, from Old English un-, from Proto-West Germanic un-, from Proto-Germanic un-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.
unthriftily (English): In a way that is not thrifty; In an improper or...
Definitions
- In a way that is not thrifty; In an improper or...
Ancestry of “unthriftily”, step by step
unthriftily traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unthrifty
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unthrifty | Not thrifty |
| 2 | Middle English | un- | — |
| 3 | Old English | un- | negation or absence of: un-, non-; bad; forms... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | un- | not, un- |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | un- | not, un- |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥- | not, un- |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |
via Middle English thriftily
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | thriftily | — |