Where does “unsheddable” come from?
unsheddable (English) comes from English sheddable, from English shed, from English ED, from Japanese エンディング, from English ending, from Middle English ending, from Middle English endyng, from Old English endung — on, onto.
unsheddable (English): Impossible to shed or discard
Definitions
- Impossible to shed or discard
Ancestry of “unsheddable”, step by step
unsheddable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sheddable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sheddable | Able to be shed or discarded |
| 2 | English | shed | To part, separate or divide; To part with,... |
| 3 | English | ED | Initialism of erectile dysfunction; Initialism of... |
| 4 | Japanese | エンディング | ending, especially of a broadcast or performance |
| 5 | English | ending | A termination or conclusion; The last part of... |
| 6 | Middle English | ending | Alternative form of endyng |
| 7 | Middle English | endyng | An ending, termination, or conclusion;... |
| 8 | Old English | endung | ending |
| 9 | Old English | endian | to end, make an end of; to finish, complete; to... |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | andijōną | to end, bring to an end, finish |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | andijaz | end |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂entíos | front; forehead |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |