Where does “níta” come from?

níta (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic niitjaną, from Proto-Germanic ne, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

níta (Old Norse): to deny, refuse

Definitions

  1. to deny, refuse

Ancestry of “níta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicniitjanąto say ‘no’, deny, refuse
2Proto-Germanicnenot
3Proto-Indo-Europeannenot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Proto-Germanic ne →Every word from Proto-Germanic niitjaną →