Etymology

findability

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Today it means: The ability to be found. Full definition →

English find ← Middle English fynden ← Old English findan
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pent-
  2. Proto-Germanic*finþaną
  3. Proto-West Germanic*finþan
  4. Old Englishfindan
  5. Middle Englishfynden
  6. Englishfind
  7. English todayfindability

From find + -ability.

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