Where does “nonlawful” come from?
nonlawful (English) comes from English lawful, from Middle English laweful, from Middle English lawe, from Old English lagu, from Old Norse lǫg, from Old Norse lág, from Old Norse leggja, from Proto-Germanic lagjaną — to lie.
nonlawful (English): Not lawful; unlawful
Definitions
- Not lawful; unlawful
Ancestry of “nonlawful”, step by step
nonlawful traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lawful
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lawful | Conforming to, or recognised by the laws of... |
| 2 | Middle English | laweful | Lawful; allowed by the law or legal system;... |
| 3 | Middle English | lawe | A law, regulation, or a group of them; Morality,... |
| 4 | Old English | lagu | sea, water, lake; the runic character ᛚ; law,... |
| 5 | Old Norse | lǫg | fate; situation, the condition that one is given... |
| 6 | Old Norse | lág | a felled tree; log; lying tree |
| 7 | Old Norse | leggja | to lay, place, put; to make, build |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | lagjaną | to lay, to place in a resting position |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | legʰ- | to lie |