Where does “unclimbableness” come from?
unclimbableness (English) comes from English unclimbable, from English climb, from German klimmen, from Middle High German klimben, from Old High German klimban, from Proto-Germanic klimbaną, from Proto-Germanic klībaną, from Proto-Indo-European gleybʰ- — to be cold, to freeze.
unclimbableness (English): The quality of being unclimbable
Definitions
- The quality of being unclimbable
Ancestry of “unclimbableness”, step by step
unclimbableness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unclimbable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unclimbable | Not able to be climbed |
| 2 | English | climb | To ascend; rise; to go up; To mount; to move... |
| 3 | German | klimmen | to climb |
| 4 | Middle High German | klimben | — |
| 5 | Old High German | klimban | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | klimbaną | to climb |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | klībaną | to stick, cling to |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gleybʰ- | to stick |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gley- | to glue, paste, stick together; to glue, stick... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gel- | to be cold, to freeze |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |