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Where does “nonanswering” come from?

nonanswering (English) comes from English answering, from Middle English answerynge, from Middle English answeren, from Old English andswerian, from Proto-Germanic andaswarjaną, from Proto-Germanic anda-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts — on, onto.

nonanswering (English): Not answering

Definitions

  1. Not answering

Ancestry of “nonanswering”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishansweringpresent participle of answer; The act of giving...
2Middle Englishanswerynge—
3Middle EnglishanswerenTo answer or respond; to offer a response; To be...
4Old Englishandswerianto answer
5Proto-Germanicandaswarjanąto answer
6Proto-Germanicanda-against, opposing; un-, de-
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntiopposite; near; in front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
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