Etymology

unwell

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Today it means: Not in good health; not feeling well; somewhat ill Full definition →

English well ← Middle English wel, wal, wol, wele ← Old English wel
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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*welh₁-
  9. Proto-Germanic*welazder.?
  10. Proto-Germanic*welat?
  11. Proto-Germanic*wela
  12. Old Englishwel
  13. Middle Englishwel, wal, wol, wele
  14. Englishwell
  15. English todayunwell

From un- + well.

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