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

  1. a refusal; a repudiation; a denial

Ancestry of “neitun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicneitato deny; to decline, refuse
2Old Norseneita—
3Proto-Germanicniitjanąto say ‘no’, deny, refuse
4Proto-Germanicnenot
5Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

Words derived from “neitun”

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