unswathe

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent-

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *h₂éntsder.

Proto-Germanic *anda-

Proto-West Germanic *anda-

Old English and-

Old English on-

Middle English on-

English un-

English swathe

English unswathe

From un- + swathe.

Verb

unswathe (third-person singular simple present unswathes, present participle unswathing, simple past and past participle unswathed)

1. (transitive) To remove a swathe from.