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Where does “nonweekend” come from?

nonweekend (English) comes from English weekend, from English week, from Middle English wyke, from Old English wīc, from German witz, from Middle High German witz, from Old High German wizzi, from Proto-West Germanic wītī — to see.

nonweekend (English): Not of or pertaining to a weekend

Definitions

  1. Not of or pertaining to a weekend

Ancestry of “nonweekend”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishweekendThe break in the working week, usually two days...
2EnglishweekAny period of seven consecutive days; A period of...
3Middle EnglishwykeAlternative form of wikke; Alternative form of...
4Old Englishwīcdwelling place, abode; abode, dwelling-place;...
5Germanwitz—
6Middle High Germanwitz—
7Old High Germanwizzi—
8Proto-West Germanicwītīpunishment
9Proto-Germanicwitjąknowledge; reason; sense; understanding; wit
10Proto-Germanic*witaną—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
12Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →