Where does “unshrinkable” come from?
unshrinkable (English) comes from English shrinkable, from English shrink, from Middle English schrynken, from Old English sċrincan, from Proto-Germanic skrinkwaną, from Proto-Indo-European sker- — to jump; to turn, to bend; to turn, bend.
unshrinkable (English): That will not shrink
Definitions
- That will not shrink
Ancestry of “unshrinkable”, step by step
unshrinkable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English shrinkable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | shrinkable | Capable of being made to shrink |
| 2 | English | shrink | To cause to become smaller; To become smaller; to... |
| 3 | Middle English | schrynken | To shrivel up or wrinkle; to contract |
| 4 | Old English | sċrincan | to shrivel up |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skrinkwaną | to shrink, pull together, shrivel |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sker- | to jump; to turn, to bend; to turn, bend |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |