Where does “hauntable” come from?
hauntable (English) comes from English haunt, from Middle English haunten, from Old French hanter, from Old English hāmettan, from Old English hām, from Proto-West Germanic haim, from Proto-Germanic haimaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóymos — to be lying down; to settle.
hauntable (English): Capable of being haunted; suitable for haunting
Definitions
- Capable of being haunted; suitable for haunting
Ancestry of “hauntable”, step by step
hauntable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English haunt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | haunt | To inhabit, or visit frequently; To make uneasy,... |
| 2 | Middle English | haunten | to reside, inhabit, use, employ |
| 3 | Old French | hanter | to frequent, abide in one place; to frequent... |
| 4 | Old English | hāmettan | to bring home; provide a home for; house; to... |
| 5 | Old English | hām | home; village, community; village, hamlet, manor,... |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | haim | home |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | haimaz | home; house; village |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóymos | of the home, belonging to the family; village,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱey- | to be lying down; to settle |
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 |