Where does “neitunarvald” come from?

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

neitunarvald (Icelandic): veto

Definitions

  1. veto

Ancestry of “neitunarvald”, step by step

neitunarvald traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic neitun

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicneituna refusal; a repudiation; a denial
2Icelandicneitato deny; to decline, refuse
3Old Norseneita—
4Proto-Germanicniitjanąto say ‘no’, deny, refuse
5Proto-Germanicnenot
6Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

via Icelandic vald

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicvaldpower, authority; authority, power; force,...
2Old Norsevald—
3Proto-Germanicwalþuzforest
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwel-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Proto-Germanic ne →Every word from Proto-Germanic niitjaną →