Where does “unharnessable” come from?
unharnessable (English) comes from English harnessable, from English harness, from French harnais, from Old French hernois, from Old Norse hernest, from Old Norse herr, from Proto-Norse ᚺᚨᚱᛃᚨ, from Proto-Germanic harjaz — army.
unharnessable (English): Incapable of being harnessed
Definitions
- Incapable of being harnessed
Ancestry of “unharnessable”, step by step
unharnessable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English harnessable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | harnessable | Able to be harnessed; Especially, able to be used... |
| 2 | English | harness | A restraint or support, especially one consisting... |
| 3 | French | harnais | harness |
| 4 | Old French | hernois | equipment for battle |
| 5 | Old Norse | hernest | — |
| 6 | Old Norse | herr | crowd, great number; host; army, host, troops |
| 7 | Proto-Norse | ᚺᚨᚱᛃᚨ | army leader; commander; warrior |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | harjaz | army; army leader; commander; warrior |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kóryos | war; troops; army; war, troops |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |