Etymology

uneager

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Today it means: Not eager. Full definition →

English eager ← Middle English egre ← Old French aigre
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱrós
  10. Proto-Italic*akris
  11. Classical Latinācer
  12. Late Latinācrus
  13. Old Frenchaigre
  14. Middle Englishegre
  15. Englisheager
  16. English todayuneager

From un- + eager.

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