Where does “unwilting” come from?

unwilting (English) comes from English wilting, from English wilt, from English welk, from English Welsch, from German welsch, from Middle High German welsch, from Old High German walahisc, from Proto-Germanic *walhisk — wet, damp.

unwilting (English): Not wilting; not become limp and flaccid

Definitions

  1. Not wilting; not become limp and flaccid

Ancestry of “unwilting”, step by step

unwilting traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English wilting

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishwiltingpresent participle of wilt; A wilt, especially...
2EnglishwiltTo droop or become limp and flaccid; To fatigue;...
3EnglishwelkOf a plant: to wither, wilt, decay; To diminish;...
4EnglishWelsch
5Germanwelschpertaining to the Romance-speaking areas and...
6Middle High Germanwelsch
7Old High GermanwalahiscRoman
8Proto-Germanic*walhisk
9Proto-Germanicwalhiskazforeign, non-Germanic
10Proto-Germanicwalhazforeigner, non-Germanic person
11LatinVolcaea Gallic tribal confederation; name of a Celtic...
12Proto-Celticwolkoshawk
13Proto-Indo-Europeanwelg-wet, damp

via English un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunOne
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welg-Every word from Proto-Celtic wolkosEvery word from Latin Volcae
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