Etymograph

English

keepability

From keep + -ability.

Formed from keep + -ability

Proto-Indo-European *ǵab-

Proto-Germanic *kōpijaną ‘to look’

Proto-West Germanic *kōpijan

Old English cēpan ‘to seize’

Middle English kepen ‘to keep’

English keep

Today it means

noun The quality or degree of being keepable, especially the extent to which food can be preserved.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / keepability