Where does “unwontedly” come from?
unwontedly (English) comes from English unwonted, from English wonted, from Middle English woonted, from Middle English wont, from Old English ġewunod, from Old English ġewunian, from Old English ġē, from Proto-Germanic jahw — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.
unwontedly (English): Unusually
Definitions
- Unusually
Ancestry of “unwontedly”, step by step
unwontedly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unwonted
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unwonted | Not customary or habitual; unusual; infrequent;... |
| 2 | English | wonted | Usual, customary, habitual, or accustomed |
| 3 | Middle English | woonted | usual, customary |
| 4 | Middle English | wont | custom, habit, practice |
| 5 | Old English | ġewunod | — |
| 6 | Old English | ġewunian | to stand by (someone), support |
| 7 | Old English | ġē | ye |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | jahw | and, also |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | -hw | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | -hwe | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -kʷe | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |