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Where does “nonne” come from?

nonne (Middle English) comes from Old English nunne, from Old High German nunna, from Latin nonna, from Latin nonnus, from Proto-Indo-European nana-.

nonne (Middle English): nun

Definitions

  1. nun

Ancestry of “nonne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishnunnenun; vestal
2Old High Germannunna—
3Latinnonnanun
4Latinnonnusmonk; tutor; old person
5Proto-Indo-Europeannana-—

Words derived from “nonne”

  • non
  • none
  • nobody
  • noon
  • nowhere
  • na
  • noonday
  • nohow
  • noontime
  • noone
  • naw
  • noons
  • Nones
  • nooning
  • nobbut
  • nowhither
  • natheless
  • noplace
  • nuncheon
  • Nowheresville
  • nooner
  • nonesuch
  • nobodiness
  • nowhen
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