Etymology of the English suffix -able

Derivations in English

suable, actable, actionable, adaptable, addressable, adjustable, administrable, adoptable, advisable, affordable, alienable, allocable, alterable, annihilable, answerable, applaudable, appreciable, appropriable, arguable, associable, assumable, attainable, bailable, bearable, beddable, biddable, billable, boilable, breathable, browsable, calculable, callable, censurable, certifiable, checkable, chewable, cleavable, clubbable, coagulable, cognizable, combinable, commonable, compensable, compliable, condensable, confiscable, construable, consumable, creditable, cultivable, cyclable, danceable, decidable, deferrable, degradable, delegable, deliverable, deniable, dependable, depreciable, differentiable, discreditable, disposable, dividable, donable, drinkable, duplicable, dutiable, eatable, educable, electable, endurable, enjoyable, enumerable, enviable, equitable, evaporable, evocable, exchangeable, excisable, excludable, excommunicable, expendable, extraditable, fashionable, fellable, filmable, filterable, finable, fishable, fissionable, flirtable, floatable, functionable, giftable, gradable, hateable, hirable, huggable, hummable, impeachable, implantable, indictable, inflatable, injectable, inoculable, inspirable, insurable, integrable, invaginable, investable, irrigable, isolable, issuable, knowledgeable, laminable, lapsable, laughable, lendable, likable, listenable, livable, loanable, losable, machinable, magnetizable, manipulable, marketable, marriageable, millable, minable, mineable, mistakable, multipliable, nameable, noticeable, objectionable, openable, opposable, packable, palatable, pasturable, perishable, playable, pleasurable, pocketable, precipitable, presumable, printable, procurable, programmable, qualifiable, questionable, quotable, ratable, readable, rebiddable, reconcilable, rectifiable, regulable, reliable, relocatable, removable, renewable, replicable, reputable, resalable, resolvable, respectable, ridable, ropable, salable, satiable, sayable, scalable, severable, shiftable, shippable, signable, sizable, sketchable, skippable, smokable, solvable, specifiable, spendable, spreadable, squeezable, stackable, statutable, stoppable, storable, strikable, strippable, suitable, supportable, survivable, tailorable, tamable, teachable