Where does “nonmigrainous” come from?
nonmigrainous (English) comes from English migrainous, from English ous, from English ou, from Afrikaans ou, from Dutch oud, from Middle Dutch out, from Old Dutch ald, from Proto-West Germanic ald — to grow, nourish.
nonmigrainous (English): Not migrainous
Definitions
- Not migrainous
Ancestry of “nonmigrainous”, step by step
nonmigrainous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English migrainous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | migrainous | Of, relating to, or afflicted with migraine |
| 2 | English | ous | plural of ou |
| 3 | English | ou | A probably extinct species of Hawaiian... |
| 4 | Afrikaans | ou | An old fellow, guy, bloke; attributive form of... |
| 5 | Dutch | oud | old |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | out | old |
| 7 | Old Dutch | ald | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | ald | old |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | aldaz | old, grown up |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eltós | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |