Where does “untie” come from?

Untie comes from Old English untīġan, formed from the prefix un- and tīġan, meaning to separate or release.

untie (English): To loosen, as something interlaced or knotted; to...

Definitions

  1. To loosen, as something interlaced or knotted; to...

Ancestry of “untie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishuntien
2Old Englishuntīġanto untie

Words derived from “untie

Every word from Old English untīġanEvery word from Middle English untien