Where does “nonnorthern” come from?

nonnorthern (English) comes from English non, from French non, from Old French non, from Latin nōn, from Old Latin noenum, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

nonnorthern (English): Not northern

Definitions

  1. Not northern

Ancestry of “nonnorthern”, step by step

nonnorthern traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English non

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnonObsolete form of none
2Frenchnonno; not; a no, a negative response
3Old Frenchnonno; not; Alternative form of nom
4Latinnōnnot
5Old Latinnoenum
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

via English Northern

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishNorthernCharacteristic of the North of England; a steam...
2Middle Englishnorthernenorthern
3Old Englishnorþernenorthern
4Proto-Germanicnurþrōnijaznorthern
5Proto-Germanicnurþraznorth, northern
6Proto-Indo-European*nérbelow the surface, below
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynosEvery word from Old Latin noenumEvery word from Latin nōn