Where does “nonlocking” come from?
nonlocking (English) comes from English locking, from English Lock, from Middle English lok, from Old English lāc, from Proto-West Germanic laik, from Proto-Germanic laikaz, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.
nonlocking (English): That does not lock
Definitions
- That does not lock
Ancestry of “nonlocking”, step by step
nonlocking traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English locking
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | locking | present participle of lock; The act by which... |
| 2 | English | Lock | from the surname |
| 3 | Middle English | lok | lock |
| 4 | Old English | lāc | play, sport, strife, battle, sacrifice, offering,... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | laik | game, sport |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | laikaz | dance; game, sport; hymn |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leyǵ- | to bind, tie |