Where does “nauther” come from?

nauther (Middle English) comes from Middle English noþer, from Old English nāwþer, from Old English nāhwæþer — neither.

Ancestry of “nauther”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishnoþer—
2Old Englishnāwþerneither
3Old Englishnāhwæþerneither

Words derived from “nauther”

Every word from Old English nāhwæþer →Every word from Old English nāwþer →Every word from Middle English noþer →