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Where does “nonlung” come from?

nonlung (English) comes from English lung, from Middle English lunge, from Old English lungen, from Proto-Germanic lunganjō, from Proto-Germanic lungô, from Proto-Indo-European lengʷʰ- — light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,...

nonlung (English): Not relating to the lung

Definitions

  1. Not relating to the lung

Ancestry of “nonlung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlungA biological organ of vertebrates that controls...
2Middle Englishlunge—
3Old Englishlungenlung
4Proto-Germaniclunganjōlung
5Proto-Germaniclungôlung
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlengʷʰ-light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,...
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