Where does “non” come from?
non (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch nonne, from Medieval Latin nonna, from Latin nonnus, from Proto-Indo-European nana-.
non (Dutch): nun
Ancestry of “non”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | nonne | — |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | nonna | nun |
| 3 | Latin | nonnus | monk; tutor; old person |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | nana- | — |