Where does “ûn-” come from?

ûn- (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian un-, from Proto-West Germanic un-, from Proto-Germanic un-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

ûn- (West Frisian): Used to form nouns denoting a lack of the prefixed noun; un

Definitions

  1. Used to form nouns denoting a lack of the prefixed noun; un

Ancestry of “ûn-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianun-—
2Proto-West Germanicun-not, un-
3Proto-Germanicun-not, un-
4Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
5Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

Words derived from “ûn-”

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