Where does “nægtelse” come from?

nægtelse (Danish) comes from Danish nægte, from Old Norse neita, from Proto-Germanic niitjaną, from Proto-Germanic ne, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

nægtelse (Danish): refusal, rejection, denial

Definitions

  1. refusal, rejection, denial

Ancestry of “nægtelse”, step by step

nægtelse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish nægte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishnægtedeny; to deny
2Old Norseneita—
3Proto-Germanicniitjanąto say ‘no’, deny, refuse
4Proto-Germanicnenot
5Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

via Danish Else

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishElse—
2DanishElisabethElizabeth biblical figure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Proto-Germanic ne →Every word from Proto-Germanic niitjaną →