Where does “no” come from?

no (Ido) comes from Ido non, from English nine, from Middle English nyn, from Old English niġon, from Proto-Germanic newun, from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ — nine.

no (Ido): no

Definitions

  1. no

Ancestry of “no”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Idononnine
2EnglishnineA numerical value equal to 9; the number...
3Middle Englishnynnine
4Old Englishniġonnine
5Proto-Germanicnewunnine
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁néwn̥nine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ →