Where does “unblackmailable” come from?
unblackmailable (English) comes from English blackmailable, from English blackmail, from English mail, from Middle English mal, from Old English māl, from Old Norse mál, from Proto-Germanic mēlą, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
unblackmailable (English): Not blackmailable
Ancestry of “unblackmailable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | blackmailable | Who can be blackmailed |
| 2 | English | blackmail | The extortion of money by threats of public... |
| 3 | English | mail | A bag or wallet; A bag containing letters to be... |
| 4 | Middle English | mal | — |
| 5 | Old English | māl | speech, contract, agreement; suit, case, action,... |
| 6 | Old Norse | mál | language; speech; matter, affair |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | mēlą | measure, measurement; time, occasion; point in... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |