Where does “unwonderful” come from?
unwonderful (English) comes from English wonderful, from Middle English wonderful, from Old English wundorful, from Old English -ful, from Proto-Germanic -fullaz, from Proto-Germanic fullaz, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.
unwonderful (English): Not wonderful; unpleasant or sordid
Definitions
- Not wonderful; unpleasant or sordid
Ancestry of “unwonderful”, step by step
unwonderful traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English wonderful
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wonderful | Tending to excite wonder; surprising,... |
| 2 | Middle English | wonderful | — |
| 3 | Old English | wundorful | wonderful, glorious |
| 4 | Old English | -ful | full of; -ful |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -fullaz | -ful |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fullaz | full; the whole, the entire |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |