English
hewable
From hew + -able.
Formed from hew + -able
Proto-Indo-European *kewh₂- ‘to strike, hew, forge’
Proto-Germanic *hawwaną ‘to hew, to chop’
Proto-West Germanic *hauwan ‘to hew, to chop’
Old English hēawan ‘to chop, hew, hash, fell wood’
Middle English hewen
English hew
Today it means
adj Capable of being hewn.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / hewable