Where does “unclutchable” come from?
unclutchable (English) comes from English clutchable, from English clutch, from English cletch, from Middle English cleken, from Middle English clechen, from Old English clēċan, from Old English clyċċan, from Proto-Germanic klukjaną — to swallow; swallow.
unclutchable (English): Not clutchable
Definitions
- Not clutchable
Ancestry of “unclutchable”, step by step
unclutchable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English clutchable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | clutchable | Able to be clutched |
| 2 | English | clutch | To seize, as though with claws; To grip or grasp... |
| 3 | English | cletch | — |
| 4 | Middle English | cleken | to seize, clutch; to hatch |
| 5 | Middle English | clechen | to grab |
| 6 | Old English | clēċan | — |
| 7 | Old English | clyċċan | to clutch, clench |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | klukjaną | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | klu- | to ball up, conglomerate, amass |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | glew- | Alternative form of *gley-; to amass,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵel- | to swallow; swallow |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |