Etymology

unspeaking

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Today it means: Silent, not talking. Full definition →

English speaking ← Middle English un- ← Old English un-
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unspeaking · adjective1

  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. Englishspeaking
  9. English todayunspeaking

From un- + speaking.

unspeaking · 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. Englishspeak
  10. Englishunspeak
  11. English todayunspeaking

From unspeak + -ing.

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