*nainaz

Runic: ᚾᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈnɑi̯.nɑz/

numeral

Meanings

  1. zero, nought
  2. none, no one, nothing
  3. not any, no, none

Etymology

From *ne + *ainaz. Compare Old Latin noenum, Old Prussian niains.

Descendants

  • *nain (Proto-West Germanic)
    • nēn (Old Dutch)
      • neen, nien, nein (Middle Dutch)
        • neen, nee (Dutch)
  • *nain (Proto-West Germanic)
    • nān, nǣn (Old English)
      • nan, noan, non, noon, na, no (Middle English)
        • none, no (English)
        • nan, nane, nain, na, nae (Scots)
  • *nain (Proto-West Germanic)
    • nān, nēn (Old Frisian)
      • naan, neen (Saterland Frisian)
      • neen (West Frisian)
  • *nain (Proto-West Germanic)
    • nein (Old High German)
      • nein (Middle High German)
        • nein, nee (German)
        • neen, nee (Luxembourgish)
  • *nain (Proto-West Germanic)
    • nian, neēn, nēn (Old Saxon)
      • nên, nein (Middle Low German)
        • neen, nee (German Low German)
  • neinn (Old Norse)
    • neinn (Icelandic)

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