Where does “nongrocery” come from?
nongrocery (English) comes from English grocery, from Middle English grocerye, from Middle English y, from Old English iċ, from Proto-West Germanic ik, from Proto-Germanic *ek, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.
nongrocery (English): Not grocery
Ancestry of “nongrocery”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | grocery | retail foodstuffs and other household supplies; A... |
| 2 | Middle English | grocerye | — |
| 3 | Middle English | y | Alternative form of I; Alternative form of in;... |
| 4 | Old English | iċ | I |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | ik | I |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *ek | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | éǵh₂ | I |