Where does “nonfurry” come from?

nonfurry (English) comes from English furry, from English fur, from Middle English furre, from Old French fuerre, from Frankish fōdar, from Proto-Germanic fōdrą, from Proto-Germanic fōdô, from Proto-Indo-European pat- — to feed; path; to go.

nonfurry (English): Not furry

Definitions

  1. Not furry

Ancestry of “nonfurry”, step by step

nonfurry traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English furry

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfurryCovered with fur, or with something resembling...
2EnglishfurThe hairy coat of various mammal species,...
3Middle Englishfurre
4Old Frenchfuerrehay
5Frankishfōdarfodder, sheath
6Proto-Germanicfōdrąfodder; sheath
7Proto-Germanicfōdôfood, nourishment
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpat-to feed; path; to go

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 pat-