Where does “nonhealing” come from?

nonhealing (English) comes from English healing, from Middle English heelinge, from Old English hǣling, from Proto-Germanic hailingō, from Proto-Germanic hailijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos — healthy.

nonhealing (English): That does not heal

Definitions

  1. That does not heal

Ancestry of “nonhealing”, step by step

nonhealing traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English healing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhealingThe process where the cells in the body...
2Middle Englishheelinge—
3Old Englishhǣlinghealing
4Proto-Germanichailingōhealing
5Proto-Germanichailijanąto make whole, to mend; to heal, to make healthy
6Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂iloshealthy

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 *kéh₂ilos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hailijaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic hailingō →