Where does “rewardable” come from?
rewardable (English) comes from English reward, from Middle English reward, from Old French reward, from Old French rewarder, from Old French warder, from Old French guarder, from Frankish wardēn, from Proto-Germanic wardāną — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
rewardable (English): Worthy of reward; Capable of being rewarded
Definitions
- Worthy of reward; Capable of being rewarded
Ancestry of “rewardable”, step by step
rewardable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English reward
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | reward | Something of value given in return for an act; A... |
| 2 | Middle English | reward | — |
| 3 | Old French | reward | reward |
| 4 | Old French | rewarder | to reward |
| 5 | Old French | warder | Alternative form of guarder |
| 6 | Old French | guarder | to protect; to guard; to look at |
| 7 | Frankish | wardēn | to protect; to guard, protect, watch over; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | wardāną | to guard, protect, watch over |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | *warduz | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
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 |