Where does “niemand” come from?

niemand (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch niemand, from Middle Dutch nieman, from Old Dutch nieman.

niemand (Afrikaans): nobody; no one; none

Definitions

  1. nobody; no one; none

Ancestry of “niemand”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchniemandnobody, no one
2Middle Dutchniemanno one, nobody
3Old Dutchnieman—
Every word from Old Dutch nieman →Every word from Middle Dutch nieman →Every word from Dutch niemand →