Where does “un-unravelable” come from?
un-unravelable (English) comes from English unravelable, from English unravel, from English Un-, from English still, from Old English stillan, from Proto-West Germanic stillijan, from Proto-West Germanic -jan, from Proto-Germanic -janą — he, she.
un-unravelable (English): That cannot be unravelled; by extension,...
Definitions
- That cannot be unravelled; by extension,...
Ancestry of “un-unravelable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unravelable | Capable of being unravelled |
| 2 | English | unravel | To separate the threads ; disentangle; To become... |
| 3 | English | Un- | not |
| 4 | English | still | Not moving; calm; Not effervescing; not... |
| 5 | Old English | stillan | become calm, abate, subside; calm, pacify,... |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | stillijan | to make still, quiet |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | -jan | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |