Where does “nonowing” come from?

nonowing (English) comes from English owing, from English owe, from Middle English owen, from Old English āgan, from Proto-West Germanic aigan, from Proto-Germanic *aiganą, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₂óyḱe, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyḱ- — to possess, to own.

nonowing (English): Not owing

Definitions

  1. Not owing

Ancestry of “nonowing”, step by step

nonowing traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English owing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishowingStill to be paid; owed as a debt; present...
2EnglishoweTo be under an obligation to give something back...
3Middle EnglishowenTo own, possess, have control over, have...
4Old Englishāganto own, possess
5Proto-West Germanicaiganto possess, to own, to have; own
6Proto-Germanic*aiganą
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₂óyḱeto possess, to own
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eyḱ-to possess, to own

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyḱ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₂óyḱeEvery word from Proto-Germanic *aiganą