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Where does “nauþer” come from?

nauþer (Old English) comes from Old English nā, 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;...

Ancestry of “nauþer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishnāno
2Old Englishnenot; or, and not; "ne... ne..." is used to mean "...
3Old Englisheallescompletely, wholly, entirely; totally,...
4Old English-espossessive marker, indicating that an object...
5Proto-Germanic-as—
6Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
7Proto-Indo-European-ess—
8Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “nauþer”

  • neither
  • nauther
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