Where does “amn't” come from?
amn't (English) comes from English AM, from Middle English am, from Old English eom, from Proto-West Germanic *im.
amn't (English): am not
Definitions
- am not
Ancestry of “amn't”, step by step
amn't traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English AM
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | AM | Initialism of Anno Mundi; Initialism of ante... |
| 2 | Middle English | am | First-person singular present indicative form of... |
| 3 | Old English | eom | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *im | — |
via Scots am
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scots | am | — |