Where does “unwīs” come from?

unwīs (Old English) comes from Old English un-, from Proto-Germanic and-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

unwīs (Old English): unwise, foolish, ignorant, uninformed, insane

Definitions

  1. unwise, foolish, ignorant, uninformed, insane

Ancestry of “unwīs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishun-negation or absence of: un-, non-; bad; forms...
2Proto-Germanicand-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntiopposite; near; in front
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

Words derived from “unwīs”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts →
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