Where does “unsinkableness” come from?
unsinkableness (English) comes from English unsinkable, from English sink, from German zink, from Middle High German zinke, from Old High German zinko, from Proto-Germanic tindaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.
unsinkableness (English): The quality of being unsinkable
Definitions
- The quality of being unsinkable
Ancestry of “unsinkableness”, step by step
unsinkableness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unsinkable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unsinkable | Of a ship: that cannot be sunk; That cannot be... |
| 2 | English | sink | "To move or be moved into something."; "To... |
| 3 | German | zink | singular imperative of zinken; first-person... |
| 4 | Middle High German | zinke | tine, prong |
| 5 | Old High German | zinko | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | tindaz | tooth; cog; peg; tine; nail; spike; prong; peak;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃dónts | tooth |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |