Where does “nonskilled” come from?
nonskilled (English) comes from English skilled, from English skill, from Middle English skill, from Old Norse skil, from Proto-Germanic skilją, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
nonskilled (English): Not skilled
Ancestry of “nonskilled”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | skilled | Having or showing skill; skillful; Requiring... |
| 2 | English | skill | Capacity to do something well; technique,... |
| 3 | Middle English | skill | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | skil | a distinction, discernment, knowledge |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skilją | separation, limit |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |