untie (v.) Look up untie at Dictionary.com
Old English untiegan, from un- (2) + tie (v.). Related: Untied; untying.
until Look up until at Dictionary.com
c.1200, from Old Norse und "as far as, up to" (related to Old English end; see end) + till "until, up to" (see till). Originally also used of persons and places. Cf. Swedish intill, Danish indtil. The Modern German equivalent, bis (Old High German biaz), is a similar compound, of Old High German bi "by, at, to" and zu "to."
untimely (adj.) Look up untimely at Dictionary.com
1530s, "coming before the proper or usual time," from un- (1) "not" + timely. Cf. Middle Danish utimelig, of weather, etc.
untitled (adj.) Look up untitled at Dictionary.com
1610s, "unnamed," from un- (1) "not" + past participle of title (v.). Meaning "having no right" is from 1660s; that of "undistinguished" is from 1798.
unto Look up unto at Dictionary.com
mid-13c., perhaps a modification of until, with southern to in place of northern equivalent till. Or perhaps a native formation on the model of until from Old English *und- "up to," cognate of the first element in until. Since 18c., chiefly in dignified, archaic, or Biblical styles.
untold (adj.) Look up untold at Dictionary.com
Old English unteald, "not counted or reckoned," from un- (1) "not" + past participle of tell in its original numerical sense. Cf. Middle Dutch ongetellet, German ungezahlt, Old Norse utaliðr. Meaning "not related or recounted" is recorded from late 14c.
untouchable (adj.) Look up untouchable at Dictionary.com
1560s, "immaterial," from un- (1) "not" + touchable (see touch (v.)). Meaning "that legally cannot be interfered with" is recorded from 1734. Meaning "too loathsome or defiling to be touched" is recorded from 1873. The noun, in reference to a hereditary low caste of India, is attested from 1909; the term and the restrictions were made illegal in India in 1947.
untouched (adj.) Look up untouched at Dictionary.com
late 14c., from un- (1) "not" + past participle of touch (v.).
untoward (adj.) Look up untoward at Dictionary.com
1520s, "not having inclination" (to or for something), also "difficult to manage, unruly," from un- (1) "not" + toward.
untrammeled (adj.) Look up untrammeled at Dictionary.com
also untrammelled, 1795, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of trammel.
untried (adj.) Look up untried at Dictionary.com
1510s, "not proven or tested," from un- (1) "not" + past participle of try.
untrodden (adj.) Look up untrodden at Dictionary.com
c.1300, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of tread (v.).
untroubled (adj.) Look up untroubled at Dictionary.com
late 15c., from un- (1) "not" + past participle of trouble (v.).
untrue (adj.) Look up untrue at Dictionary.com
Old English untreowe "unfaithful" (of persons), from un- (1) "not" + true (adj.). Cf. Middle Dutch ongetrouwe, Middle Low German ungetruwe, Old High German ungitriuwi, Old Norse utryggr. Meaning "contrary to facts" is attested from c.1300.
untrustworthy (adj.) Look up untrustworthy at Dictionary.com
1846, from un- (1) "not" + trustworthy.
untruth (n.) Look up untruth at Dictionary.com
Old English untreowþ "unfaithfulness," from un- (1) "not" + truth. Cf. Old Norse utrygð. Meaning "falsehood" is attested from mid-15c., as is that of "a lie."
unusable (adj.) Look up unusable at Dictionary.com
1825, from un- (1) "not" + usable.
unused (adj.) Look up unused at Dictionary.com
c.1300, "unaccustomed," from un- (1) "not" + past participle of use (v.). Meaning "not employed" is recorded from late 14c.
unusual (adj.) Look up unusual at Dictionary.com
1580s, from un- (1) "not" + usual. Related: Unusually.
unutterable (adj.) Look up unutterable at Dictionary.com
1580s, from un- (1) "not" + utterable (see utter (v.)). As a noun, from 1788; unutterables as a euphemism for "trousers" is recorded by 1843.
unvanquished (adj.) Look up unvanquished at Dictionary.com
late 14c., from un- (1) "not" + past participle of vanquish.
unvarnished (adj.) Look up unvarnished at Dictionary.com
c.1600, of statements, "not embellished," from un- (1) "not" + past participle of varnish (v.). Literal sense of "not covered in varnish" is recorded from 1758.
unveil (v.) Look up unveil at Dictionary.com
1590s, in reference to sight, "to make clear," from un- (2) + veil (v.). Sense of "to display or reveal" (something) is from 1650s. Related: Unveiled; unveiling.
unwanted (adj.) Look up unwanted at Dictionary.com
1690s, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of want (v.).
unwarranted (adj.) Look up unwarranted at Dictionary.com
1570s, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of warrant (v.).
unwary (adj.) Look up unwary at Dictionary.com
1570s, from un- (1) "not" + wary.
unwashed (adj.) Look up unwashed at Dictionary.com
late 14c., from un- (1) "not" + past participle of wash (v.). Noun sense of "the lower class" is attested from 1830.
unwavering (adj.) Look up unwavering at Dictionary.com
1560s, from un- (1) "not" + present participle of waver.
unwearied (adj.) Look up unwearied at Dictionary.com
Old English ungewerigod, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of weary.
unwed (adj.) Look up unwed at Dictionary.com
1510s, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of wed.
unwelcome (adj.) Look up unwelcome at Dictionary.com
early 14c., from un- (1) "not" + welcome (adj.). Cf. Middle Dutch onwillecome, German unwillkommen.
unwell (adj.) Look up unwell at Dictionary.com
mid-15c., "somewhat ill," from un- (1) "not" + well (adj.). Cf. North Frisian unwel, German unwohl.
unwholesome (adj.) Look up unwholesome at Dictionary.com
c.1200, from un- (1) "not" + wholesome. Cf. Flemish onheylsaem, German unheilsam, Old Norse uheilsamr.
unwieldy (adj.) Look up unwieldy at Dictionary.com
late 14c., "lacking strength," from un- (1) "not" + Old English wielde "active, vigorous," from Proto-Germanic *walth- "have power" (see wield). Meaning "moving ungracefully" is recorded from 1520s; in reference to weapons, "difficult to handle, awkward by virtue of size or shape" it is attested from 1540s.
unwilling (adj.) Look up unwilling at Dictionary.com
Old English unwillende, from un- (1) "not" + willing. Re-formed 16c. Related: Unwillingly; unwillingness.
unwind (v.) Look up unwind at Dictionary.com
early 14c., "to undo" (a bandage, wrapping, etc.), from un- (2) + wind (v.). Cf. Old English unwindan, Dutch ontwinden, Old High German intwindan. Refl. sense is recorded from 1740; figurative sense of "to release oneself from tensions, to relax" is recorded from 1938. Related: Unwound; unwinding.
unwise (adj.) Look up unwise at Dictionary.com
Old English unwis, from un- (1) "not" + wise (adj.). Cf. Middle Dutch onwijs, Old High German unwis, German unweise, Old Norse uviss, Gothic unweis.
unwisely (adv.) Look up unwisely at Dictionary.com
Old English unwislice; see unwise + -ly (2).
unwitting (adj.) Look up unwitting at Dictionary.com
Old English unwitende, from un- (1) "not" + witting. Cf. Old High German unwizzanti, German unwissend, Old Norse uvitandi, Gothic unwitands. Rare after c.1600; revived c.1800.
unwonted (adj.) Look up unwonted at Dictionary.com
"not usual," 1550s, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of wont.
unworldly (adj.) Look up unworldly at Dictionary.com
1707, from un- (1) "not" + worldly.
unworthy (adj.) Look up unworthy at Dictionary.com
mid-13c., unwurði, from un- (1) "not" + worthy. Cf. Middle Dutch onwerdich, Dutch onwaardig, Middle Low German unwerdich, Old High German unwirdig, Old Norse uverðugr.
unwrap (v.) Look up unwrap at Dictionary.com
late 14c., from un- (2) + wrap. Related: Unwrapped; unwrapping.
unwritten (adj.) Look up unwritten at Dictionary.com
mid-14c., from un- (1) "not" + past participle of write (v.). Cf. Old English unwriten, Old Norse uritinn.
unyielding (adj.) Look up unyielding at Dictionary.com
1590s of persons; 1650s, of substances; from un- (1) "not" + yielding (see yield (v.)).
unzip (v.) Look up unzip at Dictionary.com
1939, from un- (2) + zip (v.). Related: Unzipped; unzipping.
up (adv.) Look up up at Dictionary.com
Old English up, uppe, from Proto-Germanic *upp- "up" (cf. Old Frisian up; Old Norse upp; Danish, Dutch op; Old High German uf, German auf "up"; Gothic iup "up, upward," uf "on, upon, under;" OHG oba, German ob "over, above, on, upon"), from PIE root *upo "up from below" (cf. Sanskrit upa "near, under, up to, on," Greek hypo "under, below," Latin sub "under;" see sub-).

Meaning "exhilarated, happy" first attested 1815. Musical up tempo (adj.) is recorded from 1948. Up-and-coming "promising" is from 1848. Phrase on the up-(and-up) "honest, straightforward" first attested 1863, American English. Up the river "in jail" first recorded 1891, originally in reference to Sing Sing, which is up the Hudson from New York City. To drive someone up the wall (1951) is from the notion of the behavior of lunatics or caged animals. Insulting retort up yours (scil. ass) attested by late 19c.
up (v.) Look up up at Dictionary.com
earliest recorded sense is "to drive and catch (swans)," 1560, from up (adv.). Meaning "to get up, rise to one's feet" (as in up and leave) is recorded from 1643. Sense of "to move upward" is recorded from 1737. Meaning "increase" (as in up the price of oil) is attested from 1915. Cf. Old English verb uppian "to rise." Upping block is attested from 1796.
up- Look up up- at Dictionary.com
prefix with various senses, from Old English up (see up (adv.)), corresponding to similar prefixes in other Germanic languages.
up-river Look up up-river at Dictionary.com
1774, from up + river.