Where does “nonmissing” come from?
nonmissing (English) comes from English missing, from English miss, from Middle English missen, from Old English missan, from Proto-Germanic missijaną, from Proto-Indo-European mēyt-, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.
nonmissing (English): Not missing
Ancestry of “nonmissing”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | missing | present participle of miss; Not able to be... |
| 2 | English | miss | To fail to hit; To fail to achieve or attain; To... |
| 3 | Middle English | missen | — |
| 4 | Old English | missan | to miss; to not notice something |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | missijaną | to miss, go wrong, fail |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mēyt- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy- | soft, tender, dear |