Where does “neitun” come from?
neitun (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic neita, from Old Norse neita, from Proto-Germanic niitjaną, from Proto-Germanic ne, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.
neitun (Icelandic): a refusal; a repudiation; a denial
Definitions
- a refusal; a repudiation; a denial
Ancestry of “neitun”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | neita | to deny; to decline, refuse |
| 2 | Old Norse | neita | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | niitjaną | to say ‘no’, deny, refuse |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ne | not |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |
Words derived from “neitun”