Where does “nonhighlighted” come from?
nonhighlighted (English) comes from English highlighted, from English highlight, from English high, from Middle English heigh, from Old English hēah, from Old English hām, from Proto-West Germanic haim, from Proto-Germanic haimaz — to be lying down; to settle.
nonhighlighted (English): Not highlighted
Definitions
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Ancestry of “nonhighlighted”, step by step
nonhighlighted traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English highlighted
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | highlighted | past participle of highlight |
| 2 | English | highlight | An area or a spot in a drawing, painting, or... |
| 3 | English | high | Elevated, extending above a base or average... |
| 4 | Middle English | heigh | high; Alternative form of hey; Alternative form... |
| 5 | Old English | hēah | high, tall, lofty, high-class, exalted, sublime,... |
| 6 | Old English | hām | home; village, community; village, hamlet, manor,... |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | haim | home |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | haimaz | home; house; village |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóymos | of the home, belonging to the family; village,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱey- | to be lying down; to settle |