Where does “raidable” come from?
raidable (English) comes from English raid, from Scots raid, from Middle English rade, from Old English rād, from Proto-West Germanic raidu, from Proto-Germanic raidō, from Proto-Germanic rīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European rēydʰ- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
raidable (English): Capable of being raided
Definitions
- Capable of being raided
Ancestry of “raidable”, step by step
raidable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English raid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | raid | A quick hostile or predatory incursion or... |
| 2 | Scots | raid | raid |
| 3 | Middle English | rade | quick, fast, speedy; rash, hasty, angry; eager |
| 4 | Old English | rād | road; riding, hostile incursion; riding, road |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | raidu | riding, ride |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | raidō | ride, journey; name of the R-rune |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | rīdaną | to ride |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | rēydʰ- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
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 |