Where does “nonclay” come from?

nonclay (English) comes from English clay, from Middle English cley, from Old English clǣġ, from Proto-West Germanic klaij, from Proto-Germanic klajjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gley-.

nonclay (English): That is not clay

Definitions

  1. That is not clay

Ancestry of “nonclay”, step by step

nonclay traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English clay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishclayA mineral substance made up of small crystals of...
2Middle Englishcleyclay, plaster, or earth like clay; Any earth or...
3Old Englishclǣġclay
4Proto-West Germanicklaijclay
5Proto-Germanicklajjazclay
6Proto-Indo-European*gley-—

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 *gley- →Every word from Proto-Germanic klajjaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic klaij →