Where does “nonfisherman” come from?

nonfisherman (English) comes from English fisherman, from English Fisher, from Middle English fischer, from Old English fisċere, from Proto-Germanic fiskārijaz, from Proto-Germanic fiskaz, from Indo-European *peysk-.

nonfisherman (English): One who is not a fisherman

Definitions

  1. One who is not a fisherman

Ancestry of “nonfisherman”, step by step

nonfisherman traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English fisherman

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfishermanA fisher, a person engaged in fishing
2EnglishFisherfor a fisherman
3Middle EnglishfischerA fisher; A retailer or seller of fish or...
4Old Englishfisċerefisher
5Proto-Germanicfiskārijazfisher
6Proto-Germanicfiskazfish
7Indo-European*peysk-—

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 Indo-European *peysk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fiskaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic fiskārijaz →