Where does “nonthoroughbred” come from?
nonthoroughbred (English) comes from English thoroughbred, from English bred, from Middle English bred, from Old English bred, from Old English -en, from Old Norse -inn, from Proto-Norse -īna-, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz — adjectival suffix.
nonthoroughbred (English): Not thoroughbred
Definitions
- Not thoroughbred
Ancestry of “nonthoroughbred”, step by step
nonthoroughbred traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English thoroughbred
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | thoroughbred | Bred from pure stock; well-bred and properly... |
| 2 | English | bred | simple past tense and past participle of breed |
| 3 | Middle English | bred | bread, pastry; food, nourishment |
| 4 | Old English | bred | surface; plank, board; table, tablet |
| 5 | Old English | -en | mæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;... |
| 6 | Old Norse | -inn | Used to create adjectives from nouns, meaning... |
| 7 | Proto-Norse | -īna- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |