Where does “nonbleach” come from?

nonbleach (English) comes from English bleach, from Middle English bleche, from Old English blǣċ, from Proto-Germanic blaikaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰloyǵ-os, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- — to shine.

nonbleach (English): Not bleach, or not pertaining to bleach

Definitions

  1. Not bleach, or not pertaining to bleach

Ancestry of “nonbleach”, step by step

nonbleach traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English bleach

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbleachPale; bleak; To treat with bleach, especially so...
2Middle Englishbleche—
3Old Englishblǣċ—
4Proto-Germanicblaikazpale, white
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰloyǵ-os—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleyǵ-to shine

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 bʰleyǵ- →