Where does “not” come from?

not (Michif) comes from French notre, from Old French nostre, from Latin noster, from Proto-Italic nosteros, from Proto-Indo-European nos, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

not (Michif): our

Definitions

  1. our

Ancestry of “not”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchnotreOur
2Old Frenchnostreour
3Latinnosterour, ours
4Proto-Italicnosterosour
5Proto-Indo-Europeannos
6Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂Every word from Proto-Indo-European nosEvery word from Proto-Italic nosteros