Etymology

unwed

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Today it means: Not married. Full definition →

English wed ← Middle English un- ← Old English un-
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unwed · adjective, noun1

  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. Englishwed
  9. English todayunwed

From un- (not) + wed.

unwed · 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. Englishwed
  10. English todayunwed

From un- (to reverse) + wed.

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