Where does “geen” come from?

geen (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch geen, from Middle Dutch gene, from Old Dutch gēn, from Proto-West Germanic *jain, from Proto-Germanic jainaz, from Proto-Indo-European i- — that; he; a pronomial stem.

geen (Afrikaans): no, not a, not an, not any

Definitions

  1. no, not a, not an, not any

Ancestry of “geen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgeenno, not a, not an, not any; none; yonder, far
2Middle Dutchgenethat over there, yonder
3Old Dutchgēn—
4Proto-West Germanic*jain—
5Proto-Germanicjainazthat over there, yon
6Proto-Indo-Europeani-that; he; a pronomial stem
Every word from Proto-Indo-European i- →Every word from Proto-Germanic jainaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *jain →