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 nāhwæþer →Every word from Old English nāwþer →Every word from Middle English noþer →