Where does “dreadable” come from?
dreadable (English) comes from English dread, from Middle English dreden, from Old English drǣdan, from Old English ondrǣdan, from Proto-West Germanic andarādan, from Proto-West Germanic anda-, from Proto-Germanic anda-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énti — on, onto.
dreadable (English): Worthy of being dreaded
Definitions
- Worthy of being dreaded
Ancestry of “dreadable”, step by step
dreadable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dread
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dread | To fear greatly; To anticipate with fear; To be... |
| 2 | Middle English | dreden | To fear or dread |
| 3 | Old English | drǣdan | to fear, dread |
| 4 | Old English | ondrǣdan | to fear, dread |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | andarādan | to be afraid, fear; to be in awe |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | anda- | against, opposing; in return, back; facing,... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | anda- | against, opposing; un-, de- |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énti | opposite; near; in front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via English able
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | able | Easy to use; Suitable; competent; Liable to |
| 2 | Middle English | able | capable, expert, qualified, skilful, competent |
| 3 | Old French | able | able; capable |
| 4 | Latin | habilis | able to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient... |
| 5 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |