Where does “nix” come from?
Nix derives from German nix, which comes from German nichts, Old High German nichus, Proto-Germanic nikwus, and Proto-Indo-European neygʷ-, meaning to deny or negate.
nix (English): Nothing; To make something become nothing; to...
Definitions
- Nothing; To make something become nothing; to...
Ancestry of “nix”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | nix | Alternative form of nichts; no way! |
| 2 | German | nichts | nothing |
| 3 | Middle High German | nihtes niht | nothing of nothing |
| 4 | Old High German | niowiht | — |
| 5 | Old High German | nio | never |
| 6 | Old High German | io | always |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | aiw | long time, age, eternity; law |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | aiwaz | long time, age, eternity |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eyu- | vitality; eternal; vital force, life, long life,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ey- | vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning |