Where does “nonsitting” come from?

nonsitting (English) comes from English sitting, from Middle English sittinge, from Middle English sittande, from Old English sittende, from Proto-Germanic sitjandz, from Proto-Germanic sitjaną, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

nonsitting (English): Not sitting

Definitions

  1. Not sitting

Ancestry of “nonsitting”, step by step

nonsitting traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English sitting

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsittingA period during which one is seated for a...
2Middle Englishsittinge
3Middle Englishsittande
4Old Englishsittendesitting
5Proto-Germanicsitjandzsitting
6Proto-Germanicsitjanąto sit
7Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit

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 sḗd-