Where does “nontoken” come from?

nontoken (English) comes from English token, from Middle English token, from Old English tācn, from Proto-West Germanic taikn, from Proto-Germanic taikną, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

nontoken (English): One who or that which is not a token

Definitions

  1. One who or that which is not a token

Ancestry of “nontoken”, step by step

nontoken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English token

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtokenSomething serving as an expression of something...
2Middle Englishtokentoken; omen, portent; prearranged signal
3Old Englishtācnsign, token; token, sign; sign, marker
4Proto-West Germanictaiknsign, token, symbol
5Proto-Germanictaiknąsign, token, symbol
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out

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 deyḱ-