Where does “nonproteinous” come from?
nonproteinous (English) comes from English proteinous, 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.
nonproteinous (English): Not proteinous
Definitions
- Not proteinous
Ancestry of “nonproteinous”, step by step
nonproteinous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English proteinous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | proteinous | proteinaceous |
| 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 |