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Where does “nei” come from?

nei (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic nai, from Proto-Indo-European né — not; no.

nei (Old Norse): no

Definitions

  1. no

Ancestry of “nei”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicnainever
2Proto-Indo-Europeannénot; no

Words derived from “nei”

  • nay
  • naysayer
  • naysay
  • nayward
  • förneka
  • neka
  • nej
  • nja
  • närå
  • fornekte
  • fornektelse
  • nekte
  • nei
  • nei
  • nej
  • nai
  • nei
  • nei
  • nei
  • næi
Every word from Proto-Indo-European né →