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Where does “nonwarehouse” come from?

nonwarehouse (English) comes from English warehouse, from English Ware, from Middle English ware, from Old English wær, from Proto-West Germanic wār, from Proto-Germanic wēraz, from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

nonwarehouse (English): Not of or pertaining to a warehouse

Definitions

  1. Not of or pertaining to a warehouse

Ancestry of “nonwarehouse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwarehouseA place for storing large amounts of products. In...
2EnglishWare—
3Middle EnglishwareAlternative form of veir; Alternative form of...
4Old Englishwærcautious, on guard, watching out for something;...
5Proto-West Germanicwārtrue, reliable
6Proto-Germanicwēraztrue; reliable; friendly; kind
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanwiHrósman; husband; warrior, hero
8Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute
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