Where does “nonaloof” come from?
nonaloof (English) comes from English aloof, from Middle English loof, from Dutch loof, from Middle Dutch lôof, from Old Dutch lōf, from Proto-West Germanic laub, from Proto-Germanic laubą, from Proto-Indo-European lewp- — dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...
nonaloof (English): Not aloof; emotionally accessible
Definitions
- Not aloof; emotionally accessible
Ancestry of “nonaloof”, step by step
nonaloof traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English aloof
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | aloof | At or from a distance, but within view, or at a... |
| 2 | Middle English | loof | Alternative form of lof; weather gage, windward... |
| 3 | Dutch | loof | foliage |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | lôof | leaf |
| 5 | Old Dutch | lōf | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | laub | leaf; foliage |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | laubą | leaf |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lewp- | peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lew- | dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to... |