the word 'untimely' is a native english formation, built from core germanic elements. its first element, the negative prefix 'un-', is a direct inheritance from proto-germanic 'un-', which itself descends from the proto-indo-european negative particle 'n̥-'. this is combined with the noun 'time', from old english 'tīma', a concept rooted in the proto-germanic 'tīmô'. the adjectival suffix '-ly', from old english '-līc', originally meant "body" or "form" and creates adjectives meaning "having the form of". therefore, the literal construction "not having the form of (a suitable) time" evolved to specifically describe events occurring at an inappropriate, inconvenient, or premature moment, particularly those, like death, that defy the natural or expected order.

Structure: un (not) + time (time) + ly (adjective suffix) - un: a prefix of germanic origin (old english) meaning "not" or "opposite of". - time: a root of germanic origin (old english 'tīma'), meaning a period or moment. - ly: a suffix of germanic origin (old english '-līc'), used to form adjectives meaning "having the qualities of".