Where does “nondrinking” come from?
nondrinking (English) comes from English drinking, from Middle English drinken, from Old English drincan, from Proto-West Germanic drinkan, from Proto-Germanic drinkaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrenǵ- — to draw into one's mouth, sip, gulp; to pull;...
nondrinking (English): Being a nondrinker; not drinking alcohol
Definitions
- Being a nondrinker; not drinking alcohol
Ancestry of “nondrinking”, step by step
nondrinking traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English drinking
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | drinking | present participle of drink; An act or session by... |
| 2 | Middle English | drinken | to drink |
| 3 | Old English | drincan | to drink |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | drinkan | to drink |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | drinkaną | to drink |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrenǵ- | to draw into one's mouth, sip, gulp; to pull;... |