Where does “nonwilderness” come from?
nonwilderness (English) comes from English wilderness, from Old English *wildēornes, from Old English wilddēor, from Old English -nes, from Proto-West Germanic -nassī, from Proto-Germanic -inassuz, from Proto-West Germanic -ī, from Proto-Germanic -į̄ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
nonwilderness (English): Not of or pertaining to wilderness
Definitions
- Not of or pertaining to wilderness
Ancestry of “nonwilderness”, step by step
nonwilderness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English wilderness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wilderness | An unsettled and uncultivated tract of land in... |
| 2 | Old English | *wildēornes | — |
| 3 | Old English | wilddēor | wild animal |
| 4 | Old English | -nes | Used to form abstract nouns, usually from... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -nassī | Used to form abstract nouns, usually from... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -inassuz | -ness |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | -ī | -ness, -th |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -į̄ | -th |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |