Where does “unharassable” come from?
unharassable (English) comes from English harassable, from English harass, from Old French harasser, from Old French harer, from Old French hare, from Frankish hara, from Proto-Germanic hē₂r, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
unharassable (English): Not harassable
Definitions
- Not harassable
Ancestry of “unharassable”, step by step
unharassable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English harassable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | harassable | Capable of, or suited to, being harassed |
| 2 | English | harass | To fatigue or to tire with repeated and... |
| 3 | Old French | harasser | to tire out, to vex |
| 4 | Old French | harer | to stir up, provoke, set a dog on |
| 5 | Old French | hare | — |
| 6 | Frankish | hara | here; hither; here, hither |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hē₂r | here, in this place |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 9 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 10 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 11 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 12 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |