Where does “unwrittenness” come from?
unwrittenness (English) comes from English unwritten, from Middle English unwriten, from Old English unwriten, from Old English un-, from Proto-Germanic and-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- — on, onto.
unwrittenness (English): The quality of being unwritten
Definitions
- The quality of being unwritten
Ancestry of “unwrittenness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | unwritten | Not written; Oral or otherwise communicated... |
| 2 | Middle English | unwriten | — |
| 3 | Old English | unwriten | — |
| 4 | Old English | un- | negation or absence of: un-, non-; bad; forms... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | and- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énti | opposite; near; in front |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |