Where does “ú-” come from?
ú- (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic un-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.
ú- (Old Norse): not, non-, un-
Ancestry of “ú-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | un- | not, un- |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥- | not, un- |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |