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

Definitions

  1. Not grocery

Ancestry of “nongrocery”, step by step

nongrocery traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English grocery

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishgroceryretail foodstuffs and other household supplies; A...
2Middle Englishgroceryegrocery
3Middle EnglishyAlternative form of I; Alternative form of in;...
4Old EnglishiċI
5Proto-West GermanicikI
6Proto-Germanic*ek—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

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 éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic *ek →Every word from Proto-West Germanic ik →