Where does “unutterableness” come from?
unutterableness (English) comes from English unutterable, from English utterable, from English utter, from Middle English outre, from Old English ūtera, from Old English ūt, from Proto-West Germanic *ūt, from Proto-Germanic ūt — out, outward.
unutterableness (English): The state or condition of being unutterable
Definitions
- The state or condition of being unutterable
Ancestry of “unutterableness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | unutterable | Not utterable; incapable of being spoken or... |
| 2 | English | utterable | Capable of being expressed in words, especially... |
| 3 | English | utter | Outer; furthest out, most remote; Outward;... |
| 4 | Middle English | outre | — |
| 5 | Old English | ūtera | outer |
| 6 | Old English | ūt | out |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *ūt | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | ūt | out, outward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |