Where does “neka” come from?

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

neka (Swedish): to say no, to deny, to refuse, to disallow

Definitions

  1. to say no, to deny, to refuse, to disallow

Ancestry of “neka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishnejno; "a negative answer"; a no, a nay; a negative...
2Old Swedishnæi—
3Old Norseneino
4Proto-Germanicnainever
5Proto-Indo-Europeannénot; no

Words derived from “neka”

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