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Where does “needer” come from?

needer (English) comes from English Neither, from English nauther, from Old English nauþer, from Old English nā, from Old English ne, from Old English ealles, from Old English -es, from Proto-Germanic -as — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

needer (English): A person who requires or needs something;...

Definitions

  1. A person who requires or needs something;...

Ancestry of “needer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishNeither—
2EnglishnautherNeither
3Old Englishnauþer—
4Old Englishnāno
5Old Englishnenot; or, and not; "ne... ne..." is used to mean "...
6Old Englisheallescompletely, wholly, entirely; totally,...
7Old English-espossessive marker, indicating that an object...
8Proto-Germanic-as—
9Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
10Proto-Indo-European-ess—
11Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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