Etymology

unborn

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Today it means: Not yet born; yet to come; future. Full definition →

Middle English unborn ← Old English unboren ← Proto-Germanic *unburanaz
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  1. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*unburanaz
  2. Old English · inherited fromunboren
  3. Middle English · inherited fromunborn
  4. English todayunborn

From Middle English unborn, from Old English unboren, from Proto-Germanic *unburanaz. Equivalent to un- + born.

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