Where does “nat” come from?
nat (Middle English) comes from Middle English noght, from Old English nāht, from Old English nōwiht, from Old English ne, from Old English ealles, from Old English -es, from Proto-Germanic -as, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
nat (Middle English): Alternative form of not
Ancestry of “nat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | noght | Alternative form of nought |
| 2 | Old English | nāht | nought, nothing |
| 3 | Old English | nōwiht | — |
| 4 | Old English | ne | not; or, and not; "ne... ne..." is used to mean "... |
| 5 | Old English | ealles | completely, wholly, entirely; totally,... |
| 6 | Old English | -es | possessive marker, indicating that an object... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -as | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |