Where does “dwellable” come from?
dwellable (English) comes from English dwell, from Middle English dwellen, from Old English dwellan, from Proto-West Germanic *dwalljan, from Proto-Germanic dwaljaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
dwellable (English): suitable for dwelling in
Definitions
- suitable for dwelling in
Ancestry of “dwellable”, step by step
dwellable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dwell
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dwell | A period of time in which a system or component... |
| 2 | Middle English | dwellen | to dwell; to reside; to live |
| 3 | Old English | dwellan | to mislead, deceive; to hinder; to err, go astray |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *dwalljan | to be confused, perplex |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | dwaljaną | to be confused, perplex; to hold up, delay |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
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 |