Where does “nonthought” come from?

nonthought (English) comes from English thought, from Middle English thought, from Old English þōht, from Proto-Germanic þanhtaz, from Proto-Germanic þankijaną, from Proto-Indo-European teng- — to think.

nonthought (English): That which is not a thought; absence of thinking

Definitions

  1. That which is not a thought; absence of thinking

Ancestry of “nonthought”, step by step

nonthought traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English thought

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishthoughtForm created in the mind, rather than the forms...
2Middle Englishthoughtproduct of mental activity
3Old Englishþōhtthought
4Proto-Germanicþanhtazthought, idea
5Proto-Germanicþankijanąto perceive, to think
6Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think

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 teng- →
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