Etymology

believability

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Today it means: The state or quality of being believable. Full definition →

English believe ← Middle English bileven ← Old English belīefan
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁ep-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éps
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₁épi
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁pi
  5. Proto-Germanic*bi
  6. Proto-Germanic*bi-
  7. Proto-West Germanic*bi-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*lewbʰ-
  9. Proto-Germanic*laubō
  10. Proto-Germanic*laubijaną
  11. Proto-West Germanic*laubijan
  12. Proto-West Germanic*bilaubijan
  13. Old Englishbelīefan
  14. Middle Englishbileven
  15. Englishbelieve
  16. English todaybelievability

From believe + -ability.

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