Where does “niemand” come from?

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

niemand (Dutch): nobody, no one

Definitions

  1. nobody, no one

Ancestry of “niemand”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchniemanno one, nobody
2Old Dutchnieman—

Words derived from “niemand”

Every word from Old Dutch nieman →Every word from Middle Dutch nieman →