Where does “unreachably” come from?
unreachably (English) comes from English unreachable, from English reach, from Middle English rechen, from Old English rǣċan, from Proto-Germanic rakjaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₃roǵéyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
unreachably (English): In an unreachable way
Ancestry of “unreachably”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | unreachable | Unable to be reached; impossible to attain; A... |
| 2 | English | reach | To extend, stretch, or thrust out; To give to... |
| 3 | Middle English | rechen | — |
| 4 | Old English | rǣċan | to reach |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | rakjaną | to stretch, to straighten |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃roǵéyeti | to straighten, to make straight, to cause to be... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |