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
Ancestry of “Nichtraucher”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |