Unearth
/ʌnˈɜːrθ/noun
To dig up or bring out of the ground; by extension, to discover or reveal.
Did you know?Its older sense was very physical: to unearth something was to disinter or dig it up, and that buried-image power later made it a favorite verb for secrets, evidence, and revelations.
Etymological Timeline
Old English
OE
un- + eorþe
“to remove from the earth; dig up”
Middle English
ME
unerthe / unearth
“to dig up or disinter”
Early Modern English
English
unearth
“to dig out of the ground; uncover”
Modern English
English
unearth
“to discover or reveal something hidden”