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Where does “untroubledness” come from?

untroubledness (English) comes from English untroubled, from English Un-, from English still, from Old English stillan, from Proto-West Germanic stillijan, from Proto-West Germanic -jan, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.

untroubledness (English): The state or condition of being untroubled;...

Definitions

  1. The state or condition of being untroubled;...

Ancestry of “untroubledness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishuntroubledWithout worries; free from care
2EnglishUn-—
3EnglishstillNot moving; calm; Not effervescing; not...
4Old Englishstillanbecome calm, abate, subside; calm, pacify,...
5Proto-West Germanicstillijanto make still, quiet
6Proto-West Germanic-janCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
7Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
10Chichewaiyehe, she
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