Etymology

unbroken

un·bro·ken
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Today it means: Whole, not divided into parts. Full definition →

Middle English unbroken ← Old English unġebrocen
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unbroken · adjective1

  1. Old English · inherited fromunġebrocen“unbroken”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromunbroken
  3. English todayunbroken

From Middle English unbroken, from Old English unġebrocen (“unbroken”), equivalent to un- + broken. Cognate with Dutch ongebroken (“unbroken”), German Low German unbroken (“unbroken”), German ungebrochen (“unbroken”).

unbroken · verb2

From unbreak.

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