Where does “nonrusting” come from?
nonrusting (English) comes from English rusting, from Norwegian Bokmål ruste, from Middle Low German rusten, from Proto-West Germanic hrustijan, from Proto-West Germanic -jan, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
nonrusting (English): That does not rust; rustproof
Definitions
- That does not rust; rustproof
Ancestry of “nonrusting”, step by step
nonrusting traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English rusting
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rusting | present participle of rust; The development of... |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | ruste | to rust |
| 3 | Middle Low German | rusten | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hrustijan | to adorn, decorate; to equip |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -jan | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |