Where does “untimbered” come from?
untimbered (English) comes from English timbered, from English timber, from Middle English tymber, from Old English timber, from Proto-Germanic timrą, from Proto-Indo-European dem- — to build; to arrange, to put together.
untimbered (English): Not timbered
Definitions
- Not timbered
Ancestry of “untimbered”, step by step
untimbered traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English timbered
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | timbered | Wooded; bearing timber; forested; Made from... |
| 2 | English | timber | Trees in a forest regarded as a source of wood;... |
| 3 | Middle English | tymber | — |
| 4 | Old English | timber | timber; a building; the act of building |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | timrą | building; timber |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dem- | to build; to arrange, to put together |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |