Etymology

unfettered

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Today it means: Not bound by chains or shackles. Full definition →

English fettered ← Middle English un- ← Old English un-
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unfettered · verb1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

unfettered · adjective2

  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. Englishfettered
  9. English todayunfettered

From un- + fettered.

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