Where does “not” come from?
not (Tok Pisin) comes from English North, from French Nord, from Middle French nord, from Old French nort, from Old English norþ, from Proto-Germanic nurþrą, from Proto-Germanic nurþraz, from Proto-Indo-European *nér.
not (Tok Pisin): North
Ancestry of “not”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | North | — |
| 2 | French | Nord | — |
| 3 | Middle French | nord | — |
| 4 | Old French | nort | north |
| 5 | Old English | norþ | north |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | nurþrą | north, northern; north, northward |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | nurþraz | north, northern |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *nér | — |