Where does “unhewable” come from?
unhewable (English) comes from English hewable, from English Hew, from Middle English hewen, from Old English hēawan, from Proto-West Germanic hauwan, from Proto-Germanic hawwaną, from Proto-Celtic sukkos, from Proto-Indo-European suH- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
unhewable (English): Not hewable
Definitions
- Not hewable
Ancestry of “unhewable”, step by step
unhewable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hewable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hewable | Capable of being hewn |
| 2 | English | Hew | — |
| 3 | Middle English | hewen | — |
| 4 | Old English | hēawan | to chop, hew; to dice, mince |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | hauwan | to hew, to chop |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hawwaną | to hew, to chop; to forge |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | sukkos | pig (snout) |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | suH- | pig, hog, swine |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sewH- | to bear; to give birth |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sew- | to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to... |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |