Where does “nickable” come from?
nickable (English) comes from English Nick, from English nickname, from Middle English nekename, from Middle English ekename, from Middle English eke, from Old English ēaca, from Proto-Germanic aukô, from Proto-Germanic aukaną.
nickable (English): Capable of being nicked; Liable to be stolen
Definitions
- Capable of being nicked; Liable to be stolen
Ancestry of “nickable”, step by step
nickable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Nick
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Nick | A small cut in a surface |
| 2 | English | nickname | A familiar, invented name for a person or thing... |
| 3 | Middle English | nekename | — |
| 4 | Middle English | ekename | A nickname |
| 5 | Middle English | eke | also, additional |
| 6 | Old English | ēaca | an addition, increase, eeking; addition,... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | aukô | increase, addition |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | aukaną | to increase, to grow |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ewg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ug- | — |
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 |