Where does “unbendable” come from?
unbendable (English) comes from English bendable, from English bend, from Middle English benden, from Old English bendan, from Proto-West Germanic bandijan, from Proto-Germanic bandijaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.
unbendable (English): not bendable
Definitions
- not bendable
Ancestry of “unbendable”, step by step
unbendable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bendable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bendable | Able to be bent or flexed or twisted without... |
| 2 | English | bend | To cause to change its shape into a curve, by... |
| 3 | Middle English | benden | — |
| 4 | Old English | bendan | to bind; to bend a bow |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | bandijan | to bind |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bandijaną | To bind, fetter, restrain; stretch; To bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰendʰ- | to bind; bond |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |