Where does “nating” come from?
nating (Tok Pisin) comes from English nothing, from Middle English nothyng, from Old English nāþing.
nating (Tok Pisin): ordinary; nothing
Ancestry of “nating”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | nothing | API; Not any thing; no thing; An absence of... |
| 2 | Middle English | nothyng | — |
| 3 | Old English | nāþing | — |
Words derived from “nating”