Where does “unwincingly” come from?
unwincingly (English) comes from English unwincing, from English wincing, from English wince, from Middle English wyncen, from Frankish wankijan, from Proto-Germanic wankijaną, from Proto-Indo-European weng- — to bend, bow, arch, curve; to bow, be bent; to...
unwincingly (English): Without wincing
Definitions
- Without wincing
Ancestry of “unwincingly”, step by step
unwincingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unwincing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unwincing | Not wincing, showing no sign of pain or... |
| 2 | English | wincing | present participle of wince; The act by which... |
| 3 | English | wince | A sudden movement or gesture of shrinking away; A... |
| 4 | Middle English | wyncen | To pull back or flinch |
| 5 | Frankish | wankijan | to sway, falter; to stagger, sway; to wave |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wankijaną | to sway; to sway; waver |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weng- | to bend, bow, arch, curve; to bow, be bent; to... |