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Where does “shallna” come from?

shallna (English) comes from English ná, from Middle English na, 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 — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Ancestry of “shallna”, step by step

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