English
showable
From show + -able.
Formed from show + -able
Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewh₁- ‘to heed, look, take note of’
Proto-Germanic *skawwōną ‘to look, see’
Proto-West Germanic *skauwōn ‘to look, see’
Old English scēawian ‘to look at; to exhibit, display’
Middle English schewen
English show
Today it means
adj Capable of, or suitable for, being shown; exhibitable.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “showable”. 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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