Where does “unshiftable” come from?
unshiftable (English) comes from English shiftable, from English Shift, from Middle English schiften, from Old English sċiftan, from Proto-Germanic skiftijaną, from Proto-Germanic skipatjaną, from Proto-Indo-European skēyb-, from Proto-Indo-European sḱēy- — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...
unshiftable (English): Impossible to shift; immovable
Definitions
- Impossible to shift; immovable
Ancestry of “unshiftable”, step by step
unshiftable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English shiftable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | shiftable | That can be shifted |
| 2 | English | Shift | A modifier key whose main function is shifting... |
| 3 | Middle English | schiften | To split, cut up, sunder; To share out,... |
| 4 | Old English | sċiftan | to divide, separate into shares; appoint, ordain;... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skiftijaną | To put in order; organise; arrange |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skipatjaną | to organise, put in order |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | skēyb- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |