*nehw

Runic: ᚾᛖᚺᚹ Pronunciation: /ˈnexʷ/

conjunction

Meanings

nor, and not

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *nekʷe. Equivalent to *ne + *-hw. Cognate with Latin neque (‘nor’), Proto-Celtic *nekʷe.

Descendants

*nehw (Proto-West Germanic)
- *nehwain, *nehain (Proto-West Germanic)
  - nehein, ghein, chein (Old Dutch)
    - negeen, gein (Middle Dutch)
      - geen (Dutch)
      - gjin (West Frisian)
*nehw (Proto-West Germanic)
- *nehwain, *nehain (Proto-West Germanic)
  - nehein, nihein (Old High German)
    - nehein, nihein, nechein, nichein, nekein (Middle High German)
      - kein (Middle High German)
        
        kein (German)
*nehw (Proto-West Germanic)
- *nehwain, *nehain (Proto-West Germanic)
  - nihēn, niēn, nigēn (Old Saxon)
    - nechên, gên, kein (Middle Low German)
      - geen, gien, keen, kien (German Low German)
*nehw (Proto-West Germanic)
- *nehwan (Proto-West Germanic)
  - nefne, nemne, nymne, nemþe, nymþe, nimþe (Old English)
*nehw (Proto-West Germanic)
- *nehwan (Proto-West Germanic)
  - novan, navo, nova (Old Dutch)
    - novanthoh (Old Dutch)
*nehw (Proto-West Germanic)
- *nehwan (Proto-West Germanic)
  - niwan (Old High German)
    - niwen, niuwen, niewen (Middle High German)
*nehw (Proto-West Germanic)
- *nehwan (Proto-West Germanic)
  - newan, niwan, nowan, newa, neva, nevo, nevu (Old Saxon)
    - mēven (Middle Low German)
*nehu (Proto-West Germanic)
- *nehwain, *nehain (Proto-West Germanic)
  - nehein, ghein, chein (Old Dutch)
    - negeen, gein (Middle Dutch)
      - geen (Dutch)
      - gjin (West Frisian)
*nehu (Proto-West Germanic)
- *nehwain, *nehain (Proto-West Germanic)
  - nehein, nihein (Old High German)
    - nehein, nihein, nechein, nichein, nekein (Middle High German)
      - kein (Middle High German)
        
        kein (German)
*nehu (Proto-West Germanic)
- *nehwain, *nehain (Proto-West Germanic)
  - nihēn, niēn, nigēn (Old Saxon)
    - nechên, gên, kein (Middle Low German)
      - geen, gien, keen, kien (German Low German)
*nehu (Proto-West Germanic)
- *nehwan (Proto-West Germanic)
  - nefne, nemne, nymne, nemþe, nymþe, nimþe (Old English)
*nehu (Proto-West Germanic)
- *nehwan (Proto-West Germanic)
  - novan, navo, nova (Old Dutch)
    - novanthoh (Old Dutch)
*nehu (Proto-West Germanic)
- *nehwan (Proto-West Germanic)
  - niwan (Old High German)
    - niwen, niuwen, niewen (Middle High German)
*nehu (Proto-West Germanic)
- *nehwan (Proto-West Germanic)
  - newan, niwan, nowan, newa, neva, nevo, nevu (Old Saxon)
    - mēven (Middle Low German)
*neh (Proto-West Germanic)
- *nehwain, *nehain (Proto-West Germanic)
  - nehein, ghein, chein (Old Dutch)
    - negeen, gein (Middle Dutch)
      - geen (Dutch)
      - gjin (West Frisian)
*neh (Proto-West Germanic)
- *nehwain, *nehain (Proto-West Germanic)
  - nehein, nihein (Old High German)
    - nehein, nihein, nechein, nichein, nekein (Middle High German)
      - kein (Middle High German)
        
        kein (German)
*neh (Proto-West Germanic)
- *nehwain, *nehain (Proto-West Germanic)
  - nihēn, niēn, nigēn (Old Saxon)
    - nechên, gên, kein (Middle Low German)
      - geen, gien, keen, kien (German Low German)
*neh (Proto-West Germanic)
- *nehwan (Proto-West Germanic)
  - nefne, nemne, nymne, nemþe, nymþe, nimþe (Old English)
*neh (Proto-West Germanic)
- *nehwan (Proto-West Germanic)
  - novan, navo, nova (Old Dutch)
    - novanthoh (Old Dutch)
*neh (Proto-West Germanic)
- *nehwan (Proto-West Germanic)
  - niwan (Old High German)
    - niwen, niuwen, niewen (Middle High German)
*neh (Proto-West Germanic)
- *nehwan (Proto-West Germanic)
  - newan, niwan, nowan, newa, neva, nevo, nevu (Old Saxon)
    - mēven (Middle Low German)
né (Old Norse)
- né (Icelandic)
𐌽𐌹𐌷 (nih) (Gothic)

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