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Where does “nævere” come from?

nævere (Middle English) comes from Old English nǣfre — never.

Ancestry of “nævere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishnǣfrenever

Words derived from “nævere”

  • never
  • neverending
  • nevermind
  • neverland
  • neverness
  • neverendingly
  • neverwet
  • neverthelater
  • never mind
  • never-wozzer
  • never-nude
  • never-waser
  • never-sweat
  • never-dying
  • neverfade
  • never mind
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