Etymology

unruddered

U1N1R1U1D2D2E1R1E1D2

Today it means: Without a rudder. Full definition →

English ruddered ← Middle English rother ← Old English rōþor
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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*h₁reh₁-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₁roh₁-(ye-)-ti
  10. Proto-Germanic*rōaną
  11. Proto-Germanic*rōþrą
  12. Proto-West Germanic*rōþr
  13. Old Englishrōþor
  14. Middle Englishrother
  15. Englishrudder
  16. Englishruddered
  17. English todayunruddered

From un- + ruddered.

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