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Where does “na” come from?

na (Old English) comes from Old English ne, from Old English ealles, from Old English -es, from Proto-Germanic -as, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

na (Old English): no

Definitions

  1. no

Ancestry of “na”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishnenot; or, and not; "ne... ne..." is used to mean "...
2Old Englisheallescompletely, wholly, entirely; totally,...
3Old English-espossessive marker, indicating that an object...
4Proto-Germanic-as—
5Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
6Proto-Indo-European-ess—
7Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “na”

  • nobody
  • nowhere
  • na
  • nohow
  • noone
  • naw
  • nobbut
  • nowhither
  • natheless
  • noplace
  • Nowheresville
  • nobodiness
  • nowhen
  • shallna
  • Nowhereville
  • nowhence
  • nobody's
  • nowhat
  • NoSQL
  • no-hoper
  • noromo
  • noromoness
  • noshore
  • noshoring
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