Where does “nonabutting” come from?
nonabutting (English) comes from English abutting, from English abut, from Middle English abutten, from Old French aboter, from Old French but, from Old French butte, from Frankish but, from Proto-Germanic *butą — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
nonabutting (English): Not abutting
Definitions
- Not abutting
Ancestry of “nonabutting”, step by step
nonabutting traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English abutting
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | abutting | Facing each other, front to front; present... |
| 2 | English | abut | To touch by means of a mutual border, edge or... |
| 3 | Middle English | abutten | — |
| 4 | Old French | aboter | to touch at one end, border on |
| 5 | Old French | but | aim, goal, end, target; end, aim, purpose |
| 6 | Old French | butte | but, mark; mound, knoll, target |
| 7 | Frankish | but | stump, log |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *butą | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewd- | to hit, strike; to beat, push; to strike, push,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |