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

  1. No; A negative reply, no; An intensely...

Ancestry of “nope”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishopeOpen; To open
2Middle Englishopeopen
3Old Englishopenopen
4Proto-West Germanic*opanopen
5Proto-Germanicupanazopen
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “nope”

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