Huntable
/ˈhʌn.tə.bəl/noun
Able to be hunted or suitable for hunting.
Did you know?Huntable is a straightforward English formation from hunt + -able, and its deeper root goes back to Proto-Indo-European *k̑on-/*k̑ent- ideas of chasing and pursuing, the same ancient impulse behind words for pursuit and hunting across Indo-European languages.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*k̑on- / *k̑ent-
“A root associated with chasing, pursuing, or driving.”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*hunthōną
“To hunt, pursue game.”
Old English
English
hunta(n)
“To hunt; to pursue animals for capture or killing.”
Middle English
English
hunten
“To hunt, chase, or search for game.”
Middle English
English
-able
“Capable of; fit to be; worthy of being.”
Modern English
English
huntable
“Able to be hunted or suitable for hunting.”