English
accable
Accable comes from French accabler ‘to overwhelm’, from Middle French chabler ‘hit’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʷelH-‘to hit by throwing’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʷl̥-ne-h₁-reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*gʷəlnōreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEβάλλω‘to throw’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEκᾰτᾰβάλλω‘to set down’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEκαταβολή‘building, structure, foundation’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400cadable‘catapult’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600chabler‘hit’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentaccabler‘to overwhelm’
- Englishtodayaccable
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʷelH-‘to hit by throwing’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʷl̥-ne-h₁-reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*gʷəlnōreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEβάλλω‘to throw’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEκᾰτᾰβάλλω‘to set down’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEκαταβολή‘building, structure, foundation’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400cadable‘catapult’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600chabler‘hit’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentaccabler‘to overwhelm’
- Englishtodayaccable
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH- ‘to hit by throwing’
ball, quail, quill, quell, obelisk, pul, 63 more
through Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō
symbolic, ballistic, symbolist, ballista, 34 more
through Ancient Greek βάλλω ‘to throw’
problem, symbol, devil, metabolic, hyperbolic, emblem, embolism, parabolic, anabolic, parable, metabolize, hyperbola, 33 more
through Ancient Greek καταβολή ‘building, structure, foundation’
Today it means
verb To overwhelm; to encumber.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH- / accable