English
nondistant
Nondistant comes from Latin distāns ‘standing apart’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*steh₂-1‘to stand (up)’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sth₂éh₁yeti1‘to stand’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*staējō1reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*staēō1‘to stand’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEstō1‘to stand’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdistō1‘to stand apart’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdistāns1‘standing apart’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400distant1
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500distaunt1
- English1500–presentdistant1
- Englishtodaynondistant1
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, English nondistant
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*steh₂-Wiktionary, English nondistant‘to stand (up)’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sth₂éh₁yetiWiktionary, English nondistant‘to stand’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*staējōWiktionary, English nondistantreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*staēōWiktionary, English nondistant‘to stand’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEstōWiktionary, English nondistant‘to stand’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdistōWiktionary, English nondistant‘to stand apart’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdistānsWiktionary, English nondistant‘standing apart’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400distantWiktionary, English nondistant
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500distauntWiktionary, English nondistant
- English1500–presentdistantWiktionary, English nondistant
- EnglishtodaynondistantWiktionary, English nondistant
Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos ‘one’
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Proto-Germanic *nainaz ‘none, nought, zero’
Proto-West Germanic *nain
Old English nān ‘no, not any’
Middle English non ‘no, not any’
English non-
Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- ‘to stand (up)’
…
Latin distō ‘to stand apart’
Latin distāns ‘standing apart’
Old French distant
Middle English distaunt
English distant
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- ‘to stand (up)’
state, system, post, stay, stand, stood, constitution, stadium, stable, stem, assist, contest, destiny, destination, consistent, testimony, resist, static, insist, stud, persistent, prostitution, consist, prostitute, stool, persist, substitution, attest, stamina, stale, stead, solstice, armistice, destitute, astute, restitution, stow, subsistence, testimonial, desist, 138 more
through Proto-Italic *staējō
establishment, instability, 12 more
through Proto-Italic *staēō ‘to stand’
arrest, establish, stability, stationary, instantaneous, restive, instantiation, 14 more
through Latin stō ‘to stand’
rest, stage, station, instance, substance, instant, oust, extant, obstetric, 24 more
through Latin distāns ‘standing apart’
through English distant
Today it means
adj Not distant.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “nondistant”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- / nondistant