Where does “nonkindergarten” come from?
nonkindergarten (English) comes from English kindergarten, from German Kindergarten, from German garten, from German Stadt, from Middle High German stat, from Old High German stat, from Proto-West Germanic stadi, from Proto-Germanic stadiz.
nonkindergarten (English): Not of or pertaining to kindergarten
Definitions
- Not of or pertaining to kindergarten
Ancestry of “nonkindergarten”, step by step
nonkindergarten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English kindergarten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | kindergarten | An educational institution for young children,... |
| 2 | German | Kindergarten | nursery school; kindergarten; day care center |
| 3 | German | garten | inflection of garen: ## first/third-person plural... |
| 4 | German | Stadt | city; town; city center |
| 5 | Middle High German | stat | bank, shore |
| 6 | Old High German | stat | A city; a town; A site; a place; a spot |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | stadi | place |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | stadiz | place, location |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | stéh₂tis | standing, position |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |