Where does “unwordy” come from?
unwordy (English) comes from English wordy, from Middle English wordy, from Old English wordiġ, from Old English worð, from Proto-Germanic *word, from Proto-Germanic wurdą, from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo-, from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- — to speak, say.
unwordy (English): Not wordy
Ancestry of “unwordy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | wordy | Using an excessive number of words |
| 2 | Middle English | wordy | wordy |
| 3 | Old English | wordiġ | wordy, verbose |
| 4 | Old English | worð | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *word | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wurdą | word |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | werdʰo- | word |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | werh₁- | to speak, say |