Where does “nonbold” come from?

nonbold (English) comes from English bold, from Middle English bold, from Old English bald, from Proto-West Germanic balþ, from Proto-Germanic balþaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

nonbold (English): Not bold

Definitions

  1. Not bold

Ancestry of “nonbold”, step by step

nonbold traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English bold

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishboldA dwelling; habitation; building; Courageous,...
2Middle Englishbold—
3Old EnglishbaldAlternative form of beald
4Proto-West Germanicbalþbold, brave
5Proto-Germanicbalþazstrong, bold
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

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 bʰōl- →