uncouth

English

/ʌnˈkuːθ/

adj
Definitions
  • (archaic) Unfamiliar, strange, foreign.
  • Clumsy, awkward.
  • Unrefined, crude.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English uncouth inherited from Old English uncūþ (strange, unknown, unfamiliar) inherited from Proto-Germanic *unkunþaz (unknown) prefix from English couth root from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (know, recognize).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ǵneh₃-

Gloss

know, recognize

Concept
Semantic Field

Cognition

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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