Where does “unwooded” come from?

unwooded (English) comes from English wooded, from English wood, from Middle English wode, from Old English wudu, from Old English widu, from Proto-Germanic widuz, from Proto-Indo-European widʰu- — forest, wood; tree, beam.

unwooded (English): Not wooded

Definitions

  1. Not wooded

Ancestry of “unwooded”, step by step

unwooded traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English wooded

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwoodedCovered with trees; Aged in wooden casks; simple...
2EnglishwoodThe substance making up the central part of the...
3Middle Englishwodemadness, insanity, an overmastering emotion,...
4Old Englishwuduwood; forest, woods; tree
5Old Englishwiduwood, forest, grove; tree; timber
6Proto-Germanicwiduzwood
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwidʰu-forest, wood; tree, beam

via English un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunOne
Every word from Proto-Indo-European widʰu-Every word from Proto-Germanic widuzEvery word from Old English widu