Where does “nonhobbyist” come from?
nonhobbyist (English) comes from English hobbyist, from English hobby, from English hobby-horse, from Middle English hoby, from Albanian hobe, from Middle Low German hōpen, from Old Saxon hopon, from Proto-West Germanic hopōn — to hope, to expect.
nonhobbyist (English): One who is not a hobbyist
Definitions
- One who is not a hobbyist
Ancestry of “nonhobbyist”, step by step
nonhobbyist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hobbyist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hobbyist | A person who is interested in an activity or a... |
| 2 | English | hobby | An activity that one enjoys doing in one's spare... |
| 3 | English | hobby-horse | Alternative spelling of hobby horse |
| 4 | Middle English | hoby | — |
| 5 | Albanian | hobe | catapult, sling |
| 6 | Middle Low German | hōpen | to hope |
| 7 | Old Saxon | hopon | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | hopōn | to hope, to expect |