Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/naiwwiht

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From *naiw +‎ *wiht (from Proto-Germanic *wihtą).

Noun

*naiwwiht n

1. nothing

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*naiwwiht
Genitive	*naiwwihtas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*naiwwiht	*naiwwihtu
Accusative	*naiwwiht	*naiwwihtu
Genitive	*naiwwihtas	*naiwwihtō
Dative	*naiwwihtē	*naiwwihtum
Instrumental	*naiwwihtu	*naiwwihtum

Related terms

• *wihti

Descendants

Note: Most descendants have transitioned this term into an adverb used for negation.

• Old English: nāwiht, nāht, nāuht, nāwuht, nōht, nōwiht
  • Middle English: nought, noght, nouȝt, noȝt
    • ⇒ Middle English: not, nat, note, notte, nate, nut
      • English: not
      • Geordie English: nut
      • Scots: nat (obsolete)
      • Yola: nat
• Old Frisian: nāwet, nōwet, nāut, nāt
  • Saterland Frisian: nit
  • West Frisian: neat
• Old Saxon: neowiht, niowiht, nieht
  • Middle Low German: nichit, nǖwet, nicht, niet, nêt
    • German Low German: nich, neet
• Old Dutch: niewiht, nuwieht, niuweht
  • Middle Dutch: niet, nicht, niewet
    • Dutch: niet (see there for further descendants)
    • Jersey Dutch: nît
    • Limburgish: neet
• Old High German: niowiht, niwiht, nieht, niht
  • Middle High German: niuweht, nieweht, neweht, niuwet, niwit, niwet, nūwet, nūwit, niuht, neuht, neut, nieht, niet, niut, nīt, nit, newiht, nichit, niwiht, niuwiht, niwet, niwit, niht
    • Bavarian: net
    • Central Franconian: net

      Hunsrik: net

      Kölsch: nit

      Luxembourgish: net

    • German: nicht
    • Pennsylvania German: net