Etymology

nonwriter

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Today it means: A person who is not a writer. Full definition →

English writer ← Middle English writer ← Old English wrītere
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The story

  1. Englishnon-
  2. Proto-Germanic*wrītaną
  3. Proto-West Germanic*wrītan
  4. Old Englishwrītan
  5. Old Englishwrītere
  6. Middle Englishwriter
  7. Englishwriter
  8. English todaynonwriter

From non- + writer.

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