Etymology

uncongeal

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Today it means: To become liquid again; to thaw. Full definition →

English congeal ← Middle English congelen ← Middle French congeler
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Germanic*anda-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*anda-
  5. Old Englishand-
  6. Old Englishon-
  7. Middle Englishon-
  8. Englishun-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  10. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  11. Proto-Italic*kom
  12. Proto-Italic*kom-
  13. Latincon-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*gel-
  15. Latingelū
  16. Latingelō
  17. Latincongelō
  18. Middle Frenchcongeler
  19. Middle Englishcongelen
  20. Englishcongeal
  21. English todayuncongeal

From un- + congeal.

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