Where does “neita” come from?
neita (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic niitjaną, from Proto-Germanic ne, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.
Ancestry of “neita”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | niitjaną | to say ‘no’, deny, refuse |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | ne | not |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |
Words derived from “neita”