Where does “nonbeing” come from?
Nonbeing derives from Middle English nounbeyng, though its precise original sense remains unattested.
nonbeing (English): nonexistence; That which is not a being; a...
Definitions
- nonexistence; That which is not a being; a...
Ancestry of “nonbeing”, step by step
nonbeing traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English being
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | being | present participle of be; A living creature; The... |
| 2 | English | ing | A meadow, especially a low meadow near a river;... |
| 3 | Middle English | ing | — |
| 4 | Old English | ing | meadow, water meadow, ing |
| 5 | Old Norse | eng | meadow |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | angijō | A low lying meadow in a valley or near a river |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énkos | curve, bend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |
via Middle English nounbeyng
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | nounbeyng | — |