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Where does “nai” come from?

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

nai (Proto-Germanic): never

Definitions

  1. never

Ancestry of “nai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeannénot; no

Words derived from “nai”

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