Where does “nontimbered” come from?
nontimbered (English) comes from English non, from French non, from Old French non, from Latin nōn, from Old Latin noenum, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.
nontimbered (English): untimbered
Definitions
- untimbered
Ancestry of “nontimbered”, step by step
nontimbered traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English non
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | non | Obsolete form of none |
| 2 | French | non | no; not; a no, a negative response |
| 3 | Old French | non | no; not; Alternative form of nom |
| 4 | Latin | nōn | not |
| 5 | Old Latin | noenum | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | óynos | one; single |
via English timbered
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | timbered | Wooded; bearing timber; forested; Made from... |
| 2 | English | timber | Trees in a forest regarded as a source of wood;... |
| 3 | Middle English | tymber | — |
| 4 | Old English | timber | timber; a building; the act of building |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | timrą | building; timber |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dem- | to build; to arrange, to put together |