Etymology

unkissed

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Today it means: Not kissed; not having been kissed by someone. Full definition →

Middle English on-kyst
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unkissed · adjective1

  1. Middle English · inherited fromon-kyst
  2. English todayunkissed

From Middle English on-kyst, unkest, unkissid, unkist, unkyste. By surface analysis, un- + kissed.

unkissed · verb2

  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*kw(e)s-
  10. Proto-Germanic*kussaz
  11. Proto-Germanic*kussijaną
  12. Proto-West Germanic*kussijan
  13. Old Englishcyssan
  14. Middle Englishkissen
  15. Englishkiss
  16. Englishunkiss
  17. English todayunkissed

From unkiss + -ed.

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