Where does “naay” come from?

naay (Yola) comes from Middle English nai, from Old Norse nei, from Proto-Germanic nai, from Proto-Indo-European né — not; no.

naay (Yola): nay

Definitions

  1. nay

Ancestry of “naay”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishnaino
2Old Norseneino
3Proto-Germanicnainever
4Proto-Indo-Europeannénot; no
Every word from Proto-Indo-European né →Every word from Proto-Germanic nai →Every word from Old Norse nei →