Where does “bewegungsunfähig” come from?

bewegungsunfähig (German) comes from German unfähig, from German un-, from Middle High German un-, from Old High German un-, from Proto-West Germanic un-, from Proto-Germanic un-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

bewegungsunfähig (German): paralyzed

Definitions

  1. paralyzed

Ancestry of “bewegungsunfähig”, step by step

bewegungsunfähig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German unfähig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanunfähigincapable, unable, inept; incompetent
2Germanun-un-; grave; bad; horrifying
3Middle High Germanun-—
4Old High Germanun-un-; prefix of negation, absence or contrariness
5Proto-West Germanicun-not, un-
6Proto-Germanicun-not, un-
7Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
8Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

via German Bewegung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBewegungmotion; move; movement
2Middle High Germanbewegunge—
3Old High Germanbiwegunga—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from German un- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →