Where does “unwrought” come from?
unwrought (English) comes from English wrought, from Middle English worchen, from Old English wyrċan, from Proto-West Germanic *wurkijan, from Proto-Germanic *wurkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European wr̥ǵyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
unwrought (English): In the native state, before being worked on;...
Definitions
- In the native state, before being worked on;...
Ancestry of “unwrought”, step by step
unwrought traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English wrought
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wrought | Having been worked or prepared somehow; simple... |
| 2 | Middle English | worchen | To perform or accomplish: to carry out |
| 3 | Old English | wyrċan | to make; to work |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *wurkijan | to work |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *wurkijaną | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wr̥ǵyéti | to be working, to be at work |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Middle English unwrought
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | unwrought | — |