Where does “untradable” come from?
untradable (English) comes from English tradable, from English trade, from Middle English trade, from Middle Low German trade, from Old Saxon trada, from Proto-West Germanic *trudo.
untradable (English): Impossible to trade
Definitions
- Impossible to trade
Ancestry of “untradable”, step by step
untradable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tradable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tradable | Capable of being traded; An asset which can be... |
| 2 | English | trade | Buying and selling of goods and services on a... |
| 3 | Middle English | trade | path, course of conduct |
| 4 | Middle Low German | trade | track, course |
| 5 | Old Saxon | trada | spoor, track |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *trudo | — |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |