Where does “nonsinkable” come from?
nonsinkable (English) comes from English sinkable, from English sink, from German zink, from Middle High German zinke, from Old High German zinko, from Proto-Germanic tindaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.
nonsinkable (English): Not sinkable
Definitions
- Not sinkable
Ancestry of “nonsinkable”, step by step
nonsinkable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sinkable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sinkable | Capable of being sunk |
| 2 | English | sink | "To move or be moved into something."; "To... |
| 3 | German | zink | singular imperative of zinken; first-person... |
| 4 | Middle High German | zinke | tine, prong |
| 5 | Old High German | zinko | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | tindaz | tooth; cog; peg; tine; nail; spike; prong; peak;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃dónts | tooth |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |