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Where does “nongambling” come from?

nongambling (English) comes from English gambling, from English gamble, from English gamel, from Middle English gamlen, from Middle English gamenen, from Old English gamenian, from Old English gamen, from Proto-West Germanic gaman — whale, sea monster; abyss.

nongambling (English): Not gambling, or not participating in gambling

Definitions

  1. Not gambling, or not participating in gambling

Ancestry of “nongambling”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishgamblingpresent participle of gamble; An activity...
2EnglishgambleA bet or wager; A significant risk, undertaken...
3Englishgamel—
4Middle Englishgamlen—
5Middle EnglishgamenenAlternative form of gamen
6Old Englishgamenianto entertain or enjoy oneself; to display...
7Old Englishgamengame, sport, or pastime; joy, mirth, or pleasure
8Proto-West Germanicgaman—
9Proto-Germanicgamanąa fellow human, associate, companion; pleasure,...
10Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13Middle Englishkyt—
14Russianкитwhale; genitive plural of ки́та
15Old Church Slavonicкитъwhale
16Ancient Greekκῆτοςwhale, sea monster; abyss
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