Where does “unleadable” come from?
unleadable (English) comes from English leadable, from English lead, from Middle English leden, from Old English lēoden, from Old English -en, from Old Norse -inn, from Proto-Norse -īna-, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz — adjectival suffix.
unleadable (English): Incapable of being led
Definitions
- Incapable of being led
Ancestry of “unleadable”, step by step
unleadable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English leadable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | leadable | Capable of being led |
| 2 | English | lead | A heavy, pliable, inelastic metal element, having... |
| 3 | Middle English | leden | to lead; to carry, take, bring; to put, place,... |
| 4 | Old English | lēoden | national or popular language; national language;... |
| 5 | Old English | -en | mæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;... |
| 6 | Old Norse | -inn | Used to create adjectives from nouns, meaning... |
| 7 | Proto-Norse | -īna- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |