Where does “unvexing” come from?

unvexing (English) comes from English vexing, from Middle English vexynge, from Middle English vexen, from Old French vexer, from Latin vexo, from Proto-Indo-European gʷegs-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷog- — to shake, swing.

unvexing (English): Not vexing

Definitions

  1. Not vexing

Ancestry of “unvexing”, step by step

unvexing traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English vexing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishvexingpresent participle of vex; vexation
2Middle Englishvexyngeharassment worldly or spiritual
3Middle EnglishvexenTo afflict; to hurt someone
4Old Frenchvexerto harm; to hurt, especially by torture
5LatinvexoI shake or jolt violently; I harass, annoy; I...
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷegs-
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷog-to shake, swing

via English un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunOne
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷog-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷegs-Every word from Latin vexo