English
sheathable
From sheathe + -able.
Formed from sheathe + -able
Proto-Indo-European *skey- ‘to split, to dissect’
Middle English shethen ‘to put into a sheath, sheathe’
English sheathe
Today it means
adj Capable of being sheathed.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “sheathable”. 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.
Etymograph / sheathable