Where does “unburnable” come from?
unburnable (English) comes from English burnable, from English Burn, from Middle English brennen, from Old Norse brenna, from Proto-Germanic brannijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
unburnable (English): That is difficult or impossible to burn
Definitions
- That is difficult or impossible to burn
Ancestry of “unburnable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | burnable | Able to be burned; combustible |
| 2 | English | Burn | OS grid ref SE5928 |
| 3 | Middle English | brennen | to burn |
| 4 | Old Norse | brenna | to burn with a flame; to be consumed by fire;... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | brannijaną | to cause to burn, to set on fire |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |