Where does “unmerchantability” come from?
unmerchantability (English) comes from English unmerchantable, from English Un-, from Middle English un-, from Old English un-, from Proto-West Germanic un-, from Proto-Germanic un-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.
unmerchantability (English): The state or condition of being unmerchantable
Definitions
- The state or condition of being unmerchantable
Ancestry of “unmerchantability”, step by step
unmerchantability traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unmerchantable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unmerchantable | Not merchantable; not fit for market; being of a... |
| 2 | English | Un- | not |
| 3 | Middle English | un- | — |
| 4 | Old English | un- | negation or absence of: un-, non-; bad; forms... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | un- | not, un- |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | un- | not, un- |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥- | not, un- |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |