Where does “unmowable” come from?
unmowable (English) comes from English mowable, from English mow, from Middle English mowen, from Middle English -en, from Old English -en, from Old Norse -inn, from Proto-Norse -īna-, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz — adjectival suffix.
unmowable (English): Not mowable
Ancestry of “unmowable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | mowable | Able to be mowed |
| 2 | English | mow | To cut down grass or crops; To cut down or... |
| 3 | Middle English | mowen | To be strong or powerful; To be able to; to have... |
| 4 | Middle English | -en | Denotes the past participle form when attached to... |
| 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 |