Where does “brightenable” come from?

brightenable (English) comes from English brighten, from English bright, from Middle English bright, from Old English beorht, from Proto-Germanic *berht, from Proto-Germanic berhtaz, from Proto-Germanic hrabnaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂- — army.

brightenable (English): That can be brightened

Definitions

  1. That can be brightened

Ancestry of “brightenable”, step by step

brightenable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English brighten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbrightenTo make bright or brighter in color; To make...
2EnglishbrightVisually dazzling; luminous, lucent, clear,...
3Middle Englishbright
4Old Englishbeorhtbright, clear
5Proto-Germanic*berht
6Proto-Germanicberhtazbright, shining
7Proto-Germanichrabnazraven
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorh₂-
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
11Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

via English able

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishableEasy to use; Suitable; competent; Liable to
2Middle Englishablecapable, expert, qualified, skilful, competent
3Old Frenchableable; capable
4Latinhabilisable to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient...
5Latin-ilis-ile
6Proto-Italic-elis
7Proto-Indo-European-elis
8Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker-
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