Etymology

unlistenable

U1N1L1I1S1T1E1N1A1B3L1E1

Today it means: Of a sound, quality, or characteristic, that a person cannot listen to for an extended time. Full definition →

English listenable ← Middle English listenen ← Old English hlysnan
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*ḱel-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*ḱlew-
  10. Proto-Germanic*hlusnijaną
  11. Old Englishhlysnan
  12. Middle Englishlistenen
  13. Englishlisten
  14. Englishlistenable
  15. English todayunlistenable

From un- + listenable.

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