Where does “NOR” come from?

Nor comes from English not, which derived from Middle English nother, traced to Old English notu and nyht, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European newd- meaning "not" and ne meaning "not."

NOR (English): A binary operator composite of NOT OR; negation...

Definitions

  1. A binary operator composite of NOT OR; negation...

Ancestry of “NOR”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishnauther
2Middle Englishnoþer
3Old Englishnāwþerneither
4Old Englishnāhwæþerneither

Words derived from “NOR

Every word from Old English nāhwæþerEvery word from Old English nāwþerEvery word from Middle English noþer