Where does “unwoundable” come from?
unwoundable (English) comes from English woundable, from English wound, from German wunden, from Old English wundian, from Proto-Germanic wundōną, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
unwoundable (English): Incapable of being wounded
Definitions
- Incapable of being wounded
Ancestry of “unwoundable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | woundable | Capable of being wounded; vulnerable |
| 2 | English | wound | An injury, such as a cut, stab, or tear, to a (usually external) part of the body |
| 3 | German | wunden | — |
| 4 | Old English | wundian | to wound or injure |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wundōną | to wound |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |