Where does “nonwinding” come from?

nonwinding (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.

nonwinding (English): That does not wind

Definitions

  1. That does not wind

Ancestry of “nonwinding”, step by step

nonwinding traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via English winding

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishwindingpresent participle of wind; Something wound...
2Middle Englishwinden—
3Old Englishwindanto twist, wind, circle, curl, spiral, eddy
4Proto-West Germanic*windan—
5Proto-Germanicwindanąto wind, to wrap
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Old Latin noenum →Every word from Latin nōn →