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Where does “unstorable” come from?

unstorable (English) comes from English storable, from English store, from Middle English store, from Old French estor, from Frankish sturm, from Proto-Germanic sturmaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)twer- — to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around; to turn...

unstorable (English): Not capable of being stored

Definitions

  1. Not capable of being stored

Ancestry of “unstorable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstorableAble to be stored; Something that can be stored
2EnglishstoreA place where items may be accumulated or...
3Middle Englishstoresupplies, provisions; livestock, farm animals;...
4Old Frenchestorbattle; combat
5Frankishsturmstorm, commotion, battle; storm
6Proto-Germanicsturmazstorm
7Proto-Indo-European(s)twer-to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around; to turn...
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