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Where does “huggability” come from?

huggability (English) comes from English huggable, from English hug, from English hugge, from Old Norse hugga, from Old Norse hugr, from Proto-Germanic hugiz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱk-í-s ~ ḱk-éy-s, from Proto-Indo-European ḱek- — to be able, capable.

huggability (English): The quality or state of being huggable

Definitions

  1. The quality or state of being huggable

Ancestry of “huggability”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhuggableCapable of, or suitable for, being hugged
2EnglishhugA close embrace, especially when charged with...
3Englishhuggeto embrace, clasp with the arms
4Old Norsehuggato comfort, console
5Old Norsehugrthought
6Proto-Germanichugizmind, thought, sense, understanding
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱk-í-s ~ ḱk-éy-s—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱek-to be able, capable
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