Where does “neita” come from?

neita (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse neita, from Proto-Germanic niitjaną, from Proto-Germanic ne, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

neita (Icelandic): to deny; to decline, refuse

Definitions

  1. to deny; to decline, refuse

Ancestry of “neita”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseneita—
2Proto-Germanicniitjanąto say ‘no’, deny, refuse
3Proto-Germanicnenot
4Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

Words derived from “neita”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Proto-Germanic ne →Every word from Proto-Germanic niitjaną →