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Where does “nauther” come from?

nauther (English) comes from Old English nauþer, from Old English nā, from Old English ne, from Old English ealles, from Old English -es, from Proto-Germanic -as, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

nauther (English): Neither

Definitions

  1. Neither

Ancestry of “nauther”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishnauþer—
2Old Englishnāno
3Old Englishnenot; or, and not; "ne... ne..." is used to mean "...
4Old Englisheallescompletely, wholly, entirely; totally,...
5Old English-espossessive marker, indicating that an object...
6Proto-Germanic-as—
7Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
8Proto-Indo-European-ess—
9Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “nauther”

  • neither
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