Where does “unkunþaz” come from?

unkunþaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic un-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

unkunþaz (Proto-Germanic): unknown

Definitions

  1. unknown

Ancestry of “unkunþaz”, step by step

unkunþaz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic un-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicun-not, un-
2Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
3Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

via Proto-Germanic kunþaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickunþazpast participle of *kunnaną; known
2Proto-Germanickunnanąto know, to be familiar with, to recognise; to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know

Words derived from “unkunþaz”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →Every word from Proto-Germanic un- →