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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicniitjanąto say ‘no’, deny, refuse
2Proto-Germanicnenot
3Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

Words derived from “neita”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Proto-Germanic ne →Every word from Proto-Germanic niitjaną →