Where does “unsinkably” come from?
unsinkably (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.
unsinkably (English): Such that it cannot be sunk
Definitions
- Such that it cannot be sunk
Ancestry of “unsinkably”, step by step
unsinkably 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 |