Where does “unwavering” come from?
Unwavering comes from English waver with the prefix un-, ultimately deriving from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- meaning "front" or "facing."
unwavering (English): Never doubted; always steady and on course
Definitions
- Never doubted; always steady and on course
Ancestry of “unwavering”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wavering | Fluctuating; being in doubt; undetermined;... |
| 2 | English | waver | To sway back and forth; to totter or reel; To... |
| 3 | English | wave | To move back and forth repeatedly and somewhat... |
| 4 | Middle English | wawe | A wave; Any sort of flowing or spurting motion;... |
| 5 | Old English | wǣġ | a weight; a tool for weighing, balance, scale |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wēgaz | wave; sea |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵʰ- | to bring; to transport |