Etymology

unhandsome

un·hand·some
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Today it means: Not handsome. Full definition →

English handsome ← Middle English hondsom ← Proto-Germanic *samaz
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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-Germanic*handuz
  9. Proto-West Germanic*handu
  10. Old Englishhand
  11. Middle Englishhond
  12. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*somHós
  14. Proto-Germanic*samaz
  15. Middle Englishhondsom
  16. Englishhandsome
  17. English todayunhandsome

From un- + handsome.

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