Where does “unswallowable” come from?
unswallowable (English) comes from English swallowable, from English swallow, from Middle English swalwe, from Old English swealwe, from Proto-West Germanic *swalwā, from Proto-Germanic swalwǭ — swallow.
unswallowable (English): Not swallowable
Definitions
- Not swallowable
Ancestry of “unswallowable”, step by step
unswallowable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English swallowable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | swallowable | Capable of being swallowed; Relatively easy to... |
| 2 | English | swallow | To cause to pass from the mouth into the... |
| 3 | Middle English | swalwe | A swallow or a swift; The meat of such birds |
| 4 | Old English | swealwe | swallow |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *swalwā | swallow (bird) |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | swalwǭ | swallow |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |