Where does “nonblanching” come from?

nonblanching (English) comes from English blanching, from English blanch, from Old French blanchir, from Old French blanc, from Late Latin blancus, from Frankish blank, from Proto-Germanic *blank, from Proto-Germanic blankaz — to shine, white; to shine, burn, scorch.

nonblanching (English): Not blanching

Definitions

  1. Not blanching

Ancestry of “nonblanching”, step by step

nonblanching traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English blanching

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishblanchingpresent participle of blanch; The act by which...
2EnglishblanchTo grow or become white; To take the color out...
3Old Frenchblanchir
4Old Frenchblancwhite
5Late Latinblancuswhite
6Frankishblankbright; gleaming, white, blinding; bright,...
7Proto-Germanic*blank
8Proto-Germanicblankazbright, shining, white, gleaming, blinding
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbhleg-to shine, white; to shine, burn, scorch

via English non

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnonObsolete form of none
2Frenchnonno; not; a no, a negative response
3Old Frenchnonno; not; Alternative form of nom
4Latinnōnnot
5Old Latinnoenum
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bhleg-