Where does “Nichtraucher” come from?
Nichtraucher (German) comes from German Raucher, from German rauchen, from French fumer, from Middle French fumer, from Latin fumare, from Latin fumo, from Latin fumus, from Proto-Italic fūmos — smoke; mist, haze.
Nichtraucher (German): non-smoker
Definitions
- non-smoker
Ancestry of “Nichtraucher”, step by step
Nichtraucher traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Raucher
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Raucher | agent noun of rauchen; smoker |
| 2 | German | rauchen | to smoke |
| 3 | French | fumer | to smoke; to emit smoke; to steam |
| 4 | Middle French | fumer | to smoke |
| 5 | Latin | fumare | present active infinitive of fūmō; second-person... |
| 6 | Latin | fumo | I smoke, steam, fume |
| 7 | Latin | fumus | smoke, steam; indication, sign |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | fūmos | smoke |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰuh₂mós | smoke |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
via German nicht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | nicht | not, non-; right?; is it?; is it not? |
| 2 | Middle High German | niwiht | — |
| 3 | Old High German | niowiht | — |
| 4 | Old High German | nio | never |
| 5 | Old High German | io | always |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | aiw | long time, age, eternity; law |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | aiwaz | long time, age, eternity |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eyu- | vitality; eternal; vital force, life, long life,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ey- | vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning |