Where does “unbuyable” come from?
unbuyable (English) comes from English buyable, from English buy, from Middle English byen, from Old English bycġan, from Proto-West Germanic buggjan, from Proto-Germanic bugjaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- — to bend; curve, arch.
unbuyable (English): Impossible to buy; that one cannot buy
Definitions
- Impossible to buy; that one cannot buy
Ancestry of “unbuyable”, step by step
unbuyable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English buyable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | buyable | That can be bought |
| 2 | English | buy | To obtain in exchange for money or goods; To... |
| 3 | Middle English | byen | to buy |
| 4 | Old English | bycġan | to buy, pay for, acquire, redeem, ransom,... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | buggjan | to buy |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bugjaną | to deal; do business; exchange; to purchase; buy;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewgʰ- | to bend; curve, arch |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |