Where does “unwriggle” come from?

unwriggle (English) comes from English wriggle, from English wrig, from Middle English wriggen.

unwriggle (English): to free something which is trapped, by wriggling

Definitions

  1. to free something which is trapped, by wriggling

Ancestry of “unwriggle”, step by step

unwriggle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English wriggle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwriggleTo twist one's body to and fro with short,...
2EnglishwrigTo wriggle
3Middle Englishwriggen—

via English un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunOne
Every word from Middle English wriggen →Every word from English wrig →Every word from English wriggle →