Where does “nonworking” come from?
I can't write this etymology because the chain provided appears corrupted or contradictory—it jumps between "working," "work," and "nine/novem" without a coherent path, and lists some languages multiple times in illogical order. Could you verify the chain? A valid etymology for "nonworking" should trace through English consistently (e.g., English nonworking ← English working ← English work ← [origin]).
nonworking (English): That does not work or function; Not employed
Definitions
- That does not work or function; Not employed
Ancestry of “nonworking”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | working | Operation; action; Method of operation; The... |
| 2 | Middle English | werking | — |
| 3 | Old English | wyrċing | working, doing |
| 4 | Old English | -ing | Forming nouns from verbs, indicating action,... |
| 5 | Old English | -tūn | homestead, village, town |
| 6 | Old English | tūn | enclosure, yard; place; dwelling |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | tūn | fence |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | tūną | fence; enclosure |
| 9 | Gaulish | dunum | fort; hill, hillfort |
| 10 | Proto-Celtic | dūnom | stronghold, rampart |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |