Where does “untellably” come from?
untellably (English) comes from English untellable, from English tellable, from English tell, from Middle English tellen, from Old English tellan, from Proto-West Germanic talljan, from Proto-Germanic taljaną, from Proto-Germanic talą — to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...
untellably (English): In an untellable manner
Definitions
- In an untellable manner
Ancestry of “untellably”, step by step
untellably traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English untellable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | untellable | That cannot be told; indefinable, indescribable... |
| 2 | English | tellable | That may be told |
| 3 | English | tell | To count, reckon, or enumerate; To narrate; To... |
| 4 | Middle English | tellen | to count; to tell |
| 5 | Old English | tellan | to count, calculate; to tell, narrate, recount;... |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | talljan | to count, to enumerate; to recount, to tell |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | taljaną | to enumerate, count; to account, recount, tell |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | talą | speech; number |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dol- | reckoning, calculation, fraud; calculation, fraud |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | del- | to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,... |