Where does “næi” come from?

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

Ancestry of “næi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseneino
2Proto-Germanicnainever
3Proto-Indo-Europeannénot; no

Words derived from “næi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European né →Every word from Proto-Germanic nai →Every word from Old Norse nei →