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Where does “understandable” come from?

Understandable derives from Middle English understondable, the earliest attested form of this adjective in English.

understandable (English): Capable of being understood; comprehensible;...

Definitions

  1. Capable of being understood; comprehensible;...

Ancestry of “understandable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishunderstondable—

Words derived from “understandable”

  • understandably
  • ununderstandable
  • nonunderstandable
  • ununderstandably
Every word from Middle English understondable →