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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

  1. Not highlighted

Ancestry of “nonhighlighted”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhighlightedpast participle of highlight
2EnglishhighlightAn area or a spot in a drawing, painting, or...
3EnglishhighElevated, extending above a base or average...
4Middle Englishheighhigh; Alternative form of hey; Alternative form...
5Old Englishhēahhigh, tall, lofty, high-class, exalted, sublime,...
6Old Englishhāmhome; village, community; village, hamlet, manor,...
7Proto-West Germanichaimhome
8Proto-Germanichaimazhome; house; village
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱóymosof the home, belonging to the family; village,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle
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