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Where does “borrowable” come from?

borrowable (English) comes from English borrow, from Middle English borwe, from Old English burh, from Old English burg, from Proto-Germanic burgz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ-.

borrowable (English): Capable of being borrowed; available to be...

Definitions

  1. Capable of being borrowed; available to be...

Ancestry of “borrowable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishborrowTo receive from somebody temporarily, expecting...
2Middle Englishborwe—
3Old EnglishburhAlternative form of burg; fortress; hill
4Old Englishburgcity; town; a fortified place: stronghold, fort,...
5Proto-Germanicburgzfortification, stronghold; city
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥ǵʰ-—

Words derived from “borrowable”

  • unborrowable
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