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

  1. to refuse or decline; to deny

Ancestry of “nekte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålneino
2Old Norseneino
3Proto-Germanicnainever
4Proto-Indo-Europeannénot; no

Words derived from “nekte”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European né →Every word from Proto-Germanic nai →Every word from Old Norse nei →