Where does “nö” come from?
nö (German) comes from German nee, from Low German nee, from Middle Low German nîe, from Old Saxon niuwi, from Proto-West Germanic niwi, from Proto-Germanic *niwjaz, from Proto-Indo-European néwyos, from Proto-Indo-European néwos — new; to nod, assent to.
nö (German): Alternative form of nein
Ancestry of “nö”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | nee | Alternative form of nein |
| 2 | Low German | nee | no; new |
| 3 | Middle Low German | nîe | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | niuwi | new; newness |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | niwi | new |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *niwjaz | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | néwyos | Alternative form of *néwos; new |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | néwos | new |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | new- | new; to nod, assent to |