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Where does “neunhee” come from?

neunhee (Manx) comes from Manx neu-, from Middle Irish nem-, from Old Irish neb-.

neunhee (Manx): nothing, nothingness, nonentity, nil; cipher;...

Definitions

  1. nothing, nothingness, nonentity, nil; cipher;...

Ancestry of “neunhee”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxneu-un-, non-, dis-
2Middle Irishnem-not, non-, un-
3Old Irishneb-—

Words derived from “neunhee”

  • neunheeys
  • neunheeyseyr
Every word from Old Irish neb- →