Where does “unborrowable” come from?

unborrowable (English) comes from English borrowable, from English borrow, from Middle English borwe, from Old English burh, from Old English burg, from Proto-Germanic burgz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ-.

unborrowable (English): Not borrowable

Definitions

  1. Not borrowable

Ancestry of “unborrowable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishborrowableCapable of being borrowed; available to be...
2EnglishborrowTo receive from somebody temporarily, expecting...
3Middle EnglishborweA pledge or security asset deposited as guarantee
4Old EnglishburhAlternative form of burg; fortress; hill
5Old Englishburgcity; town; a fortified place: stronghold, fort,...
6Proto-Germanicburgzfortification, stronghold; city
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥ǵʰ-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ-