Where does “nongoods” come from?
nongoods (English) comes from English goods, from English good, from Middle English good, from Old English gōd, from Proto-West Germanic gōd, from Proto-Germanic gudą, from Proto-Germanic gastiz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰóstis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
nongoods (English): Not of or pertaining to goods
Definitions
- Not of or pertaining to goods
Ancestry of “nongoods”, step by step
nongoods traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English goods
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | goods | plural of good; API pl; That which is produced,... |
| 2 | English | good | Acting in the interest of what is beneficial,... |
| 3 | Middle English | good | good; advantageous, wealthy, profitable, useful;... |
| 4 | Old English | gōd | a good thing, advantage, benefit, gift; good,... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | gōd | good |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gudą | invoked one; god, deity |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | gastiz | stranger, guest |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰóstis | stranger, host |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |