unavoidable etymology

Etymology

• Unavoidable (adj.): Old English unandbiddend ("not asked, not requested, not desired")
• From Proto-Germanic unandbidjaną ("not asking, not requesting, not desiring")
• From Proto-Indo-European *nedʰ- ("not") + *bed- ("ask, beg")

Meaning

• Impossible to prevent or escape; inevitable

Origin

The word "unavoidable" originated in Old English as the adjective unandbiddend. It was formed from the negative prefix un- ("not") and the verb biddan ("ask, beg, request"). The original meaning of the word was "not asked, not requested, not desired," which eventually evolved to mean "impossible to prevent or escape."

The word entered Middle English as unavoidable and Old French as inesvitable. The Old French form was borrowed into English in the 17th century, and the two forms have coexisted ever since.

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