Where does “nêrens” come from?

nêrens (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans nergens, from Dutch nergens, from Middle Dutch nergens, from Old Dutch niergin.

nêrens (Afrikaans): nowhere; anywhere

Definitions

  1. nowhere; anywhere

Ancestry of “nêrens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AfrikaansnergensAlternative form of nêrens
2Dutchnergensnowhere; As part of a pronominal adverb, nothing
3Middle Dutchnergens—
4Old Dutchniergin—
Every word from Old Dutch niergin →Every word from Middle Dutch nergens →Every word from Dutch nergens →