Where does “nicht” come from?
nicht (German) comes from Middle High German niwiht, from Old High German niowiht, from Old High German nio, from Old High German io, from Proto-West Germanic aiw, from Proto-Germanic aiwaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyu-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ey- — vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning.
nicht (German): not, non-; right?; is it?; is it not?
Definitions
- not, non-; right?; is it?; is it not?
Ancestry of “nicht”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | niwiht | — |
| 2 | Old High German | niowiht | — |
| 3 | Old High German | nio | never |
| 4 | Old High German | io | always |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | aiw | long time, age, eternity; law |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | aiwaz | long time, age, eternity |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eyu- | vitality; eternal; vital force, life, long life,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ey- | vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning |
Words derived from “nicht”
- Vergissmeinnicht
- nichtnegativ
- Nichtsein
- nichtmagnetisch
- Nichtjude
- Nichtraucher
- nichtleitend
- nichtjüdisch
- nichtmetallisch
- nichtmenschlich
- nichtrelativistisch
- nichtionisch
- nichtig
- nichtrostend
- Nichtbeachtung
- nichtmagnetisierbar
- nichtperturbativ
- nichtkristallin
- nichtpositiv
- nicht einmal
- nichtenzymatisch
- Tunichtgut
- Nichtchrist
- nichtkommerziell