Where does “nope” come from?
nope (English) comes from English ope, from Middle English ope, from Old English open, from Proto-West Germanic *opan, from Proto-Germanic upanaz, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
nope (English): No; A negative reply, no; An intensely...
Definitions
- No; A negative reply, no; An intensely...
Ancestry of “nope”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | ope | Open; To open |
| 2 | Middle English | ope | open |
| 3 | Old English | open | open |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *opan | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | upanaz | open |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |