Where does “unawakenable” come from?
unawakenable (English) comes from English awakenable, from English awaken, from Middle English awakenen, from Old English awæcnan, from Old English ā-, from Old English ar-, from Proto-West Germanic uʀ-, from Proto-Germanic uz- — out, outward.
unawakenable (English): Impossible to awaken
Definitions
- Impossible to awaken
Ancestry of “unawakenable”, step by step
unawakenable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English awakenable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | awakenable | Able to be awoken |
| 2 | English | awaken | To cause to become awake; To stop sleeping;... |
| 3 | Middle English | awakenen | — |
| 4 | Old English | awæcnan | to awaken |
| 5 | Old English | ā- | a-; away, out |
| 6 | Old English | ar- | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | uʀ- | out, over; off, away |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | uz- | up, out |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | uss- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | uds- | up, out |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |