Etymograph

English

available

Available comes from Middle English available.

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500available1
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1861available1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English available
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1861, E. J. Guerin, Mountain Charley: “One thing however, I finally settled upon—and that was,…”.

Lineage

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500availableWiktionary, English available
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1861availableWiktionary, English available. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1861, E. J. Guerin, Mountain Charley: “One thing however, I finally settled upon—and that was,…”

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Today it means

adj Such as one may avail oneself of; capable of being used for the accomplishment of a purpose.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “available”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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