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

  1. Never doubted; always steady and on course

Ancestry of “unwavering”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwaveringFluctuating; being in doubt; undetermined;...
2EnglishwaverTo sway back and forth; to totter or reel; To...
3EnglishwaveTo move back and forth repeatedly and somewhat...
4Middle EnglishwaweA wave; Any sort of flowing or spurting motion;...
5Old Englishwǣġa weight; a tool for weighing, balance, scale
6Proto-Germanicwēgazwave; sea
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

Words derived from “unwavering

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic wēgazEvery word from Old English wǣġ