Where does “naebody” come from?
naebody (Scots) comes from Scots body, from Middle English body, from Old English bodiġ, from Proto-West Germanic bodag, from Proto-Turkic *boda-.
naebody (Scots): nobody
Definitions
- nobody
Ancestry of “naebody”, step by step
naebody traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Scots body
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scots | body | body; person, human being |
| 2 | Middle English | body | — |
| 3 | Old English | bodiġ | stature |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | bodag | body, trunk, corpse |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | *boda- | — |
via Scots nae
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scots | nae | Doric form of na; no; not |