Where does “unchewability” come from?
unchewability (English) comes from English unchewable, from English chewable, from English chew, from Middle English chewen, from Old English ċēowan, from Proto-West Germanic keuwan, from Proto-Germanic kewwaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- — to chew.
unchewability (English): The quality or degree of being unchewable; the inability to be chewed (well)
Definitions
- The quality or degree of being unchewable; the inability to be chewed (well)
Ancestry of “unchewability”, step by step
unchewability traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unchewable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unchewable | That cannot be chewed; Something that cannot be... |
| 2 | English | chewable | Capable of being chewed; Chewy; Allowing for a... |
| 3 | English | chew | To crush with the teeth by repeated closing and... |
| 4 | Middle English | chewen | To chew; to mash food with one's teeth; To... |
| 5 | Old English | ċēowan | to chew |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | keuwan | to chew |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kewwaną | to chew |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵyewh₁- | to chew |