Where does “οὐδέ” come from?

οὐδέ (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek οὐ, from Ancient Greek οὐκί, from Proto-Hellenic oyuki, from Proto-Indo-European (ne) h₂óyu kʷid — ever, on your life; not ever, not on your life.

οὐδέ (Ancient Greek): but not; and not, nor; not even, not at all

Definitions

  1. but not; and not, nor; not even, not at all

Ancestry of “οὐδέ”, step by step

οὐδέ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek οὐ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekοὐnot
2Ancient GreekοὐκίEpic form of οὐ
3Proto-Hellenicoyuki—
4Proto-Indo-European(ne) h₂óyu kʷidever, on your life; not ever, not on your life

via Ancient Greek δέ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδέbut, and
2Proto-Indo-EuropeandeEmphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

Words derived from “οὐδέ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (ne) h₂óyu kʷid →Every word from Proto-Hellenic oyuki →Every word from Ancient Greek οὐκί →