Where does “ni-” come from?

ni- (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse níð, from Proto-Germanic nīþą, from Proto-Indo-European neyH- — to lead.

ni- (Norwegian Bokmål): uninterrupted, intensely

Definitions

  1. uninterrupted, intensely

Ancestry of “ni-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseníðdefamation; honorless
2Proto-Germanicnīþąhate, envy, malice
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanneyH-to lead

Words derived from “ni-”

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