Where does “nekte” come from?
nekte (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål nei, from Old Norse nei, from Proto-Germanic nai, from Proto-Indo-European né — not; no.
nekte (Norwegian Bokmål): to refuse or decline; to deny
Definitions
- to refuse or decline; to deny
Ancestry of “nekte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | nei | no |
| 2 | Old Norse | nei | no |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | nai | never |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | né | not; no |
Words derived from “nekte”