Where does “unshiftably” come from?
unshiftably (English) comes from English unshiftable, 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- — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...
unshiftably (English): Such that it cannot be shifted or moved
Definitions
- Such that it cannot be shifted or moved
Ancestry of “unshiftably”, step by step
unshiftably traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unshiftable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unshiftable | Impossible to shift; immovable |
| 2 | English | shiftable | That can be shifted |
| 3 | English | Shift | A modifier key whose main function is shifting... |
| 4 | Middle English | schiften | To split, cut up, sunder; To share out,... |
| 5 | Old English | sċiftan | to divide, separate into shares; appoint, ordain;... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skiftijaną | To put in order; organise; arrange |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skipatjaną | to organise, put in order |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | skēyb- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |