Where does “ûnwittend” come from?
ûnwittend (West Frisian) comes from West Frisian ûn-, from Old Frisian un-, from Proto-West Germanic un-, from Proto-Germanic un-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.
ûnwittend (West Frisian): unknowing, ignorant
Ancestry of “ûnwittend”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | West Frisian | ûn- | — |
| 2 | Old Frisian | un- | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | un- | not, un- |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | un- | not, un- |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥- | not, un- |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |