Where does “swindleable” come from?
swindleable (English) comes from English swindle, from English swindler, from German Schwindler, from German -er, from Old High German -āri, from Proto-West Germanic -ārī, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).
swindleable (English): Able to be swindled
Definitions
- Able to be swindled
Ancestry of “swindleable”, step by step
swindleable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English swindle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | swindle | To defraud; To obtain by fraudulent or deceitful... |
| 2 | English | swindler | A person who swindles, cheats or defrauds |
| 3 | German | Schwindler | agent noun of schwindeln |
| 4 | German | -er | Forms agent nouns etc. from verbs, suffixed to... |
| 5 | Old High German | -āri | used to form agent nouns |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 8 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |
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 |