Where does “unwithstandable” come from?
unwithstandable (English) comes from English withstandable, from English withstand, from Middle English withstanden, from Old English wiþstandan, from Old English wiþ, from Old English wiþer, from Proto-West Germanic wiþr, from Proto-Germanic wiþrą — apart, asunder; away from, against.
unwithstandable (English): Impossible to withstand; unopposable
Definitions
- Impossible to withstand; unopposable
Ancestry of “unwithstandable”, step by step
unwithstandable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English withstandable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | withstandable | Capable of being withstood |
| 2 | English | withstand | To resist or endure (something) successfully |
| 3 | Middle English | withstanden | — |
| 4 | Old English | wiþstandan | to stand against, stand in the way of, resist, be... |
| 5 | Old English | wiþ | against, opposite; along, towards; with |
| 6 | Old English | wiþer | toward, against; again, against; against, in... |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | wiþr | toward, against |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | wiþrą | toward, against |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wī-tero- | further apart |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wi | apart, asunder; away from, against |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |