Where does “unwantable” come from?
unwantable (English) comes from English wantable, from English want, from Middle English wont, from Old English ġewunod, from Old English ġewunian, from Old English ġē, from Proto-Germanic jahw, from Proto-Germanic -hw — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.
unwantable (English): Not wantable; that cannot be wanted
Definitions
- Not wantable; that cannot be wanted
Ancestry of “unwantable”, step by step
unwantable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English wantable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wantable | Capable of being wanted; that might conceivably... |
| 2 | English | want | To wish for or desire (something); to feel a need or desire for; to crave, hanker, or demand |
| 3 | Middle English | wont | custom, habit, practice |
| 4 | Old English | ġewunod | — |
| 5 | Old English | ġewunian | to stand by (someone), support |
| 6 | Old English | ġē | ye |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | jahw | and, also |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -hw | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | -hwe | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -kʷe | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |