Where does “unstoppable” come from?
Unstoppable derives from English stop, which comes from English top, tracing back through Proto-Indo-European óynos, ano-, and h₂ent-, ultimately related to the concept of being or standing.
unstoppable (English): Unable to be stopped
Definitions
- Unable to be stopped
Ancestry of “unstoppable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stoppable | Capable of being stopped |
| 2 | English | stop | To cease moving; To not continue; To cause to... |
| 3 | English | top | The highest or uppermost part of something; A... |
| 4 | Middle English | top | The summit or top of something, especially a... |
| 5 | Old English | topp | top, summit (of something) |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *topp | top, summit, crest |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | tuppaz | tuft, plait; top, summit |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dumb- | tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,... |