Where does “nondiving” come from?
nondiving (English) comes from English diving, from English dive, from Middle English diven, from Old English dūfan, from Proto-West Germanic *dūban, from Proto-Germanic dūbaną — to dive, to sink.
nondiving (English): Not pertaining to, or taking part in, diving
Definitions
- Not pertaining to, or taking part in, diving
Ancestry of “nondiving”, step by step
nondiving traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English diving
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | diving | present participle of dive; The action of the... |
| 2 | English | dive | To swim under water; To jump into water... |
| 3 | Middle English | diven | — |
| 4 | Old English | dūfan | to duck, dive, sink, penetrate; to dive |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *dūban | to dive |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | dūbaną | to dive, to sink |