Etymology

unknown

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Today it means: Not known; unidentified; not well known. Full definition →

Middle English *unknowen ← Old English unġecnāwen
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  1. Old English · inherited fromunġecnāwen“unknown”
  2. Middle English · inherited from*unknowen
  3. English todayunknown

From Middle English *unknowen, *uniknowen, uniknowe, from Old English unġecnāwen (“unknown”), equivalent to un- + known.

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