neowiht

Old Saxon

Old Saxon cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : nēowiht

Alternative forms

• niowiht, nieht

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *naiwwiht, equivalent to ne (“no”) +‎ wiht (“thing”).

Adverb

neowiht

1. nothing

Numeral

neowiht

1. zero

Descendants

• Middle Low German: nichit, nǖwet, nicht, niet, nêt
  • German Low German: nich, neet