Where does “nægte” come from?
nægte (Danish) comes from Old Norse neita, from Proto-Germanic niitjaną, from Proto-Germanic ne, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.
nægte (Danish): deny; to deny
Ancestry of “nægte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | neita | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | niitjaną | to say ‘no’, deny, refuse |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | ne | not |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |
Words derived from “nægte”