unhoped-for

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What does unhoped-for mean?

Not expected or imagined.

Where does unhoped-for come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English hoped for English unhoped-for From un- + hoped for.

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