Where does “harassable” come from?
harassable (English) comes from English harass, from Old French harasser, from Old French harer, from Old French hare, from Frankish hara, from Proto-Germanic hē₂r, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
harassable (English): Capable of, or suited to, being harassed
Definitions
- Capable of, or suited to, being harassed
Ancestry of “harassable”, step by step
harassable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English harass
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | harass | To fatigue or to tire with repeated and... |
| 2 | Old French | harasser | to tire out, to vex |
| 3 | Old French | harer | to stir up, provoke, set a dog on |
| 4 | Old French | hare | — |
| 5 | Frankish | hara | here; hither; here, hither |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hē₂r | here, in this place |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 8 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 9 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 10 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 11 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
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 |