nihein

Old High German

Etymology

Possibly ultimately from Proto-Germanic *nehw ainaz (“nor one”)

Adverb

nihein

1. no

Descendants

• Middle High German: nechein
  • ⇒ Old High German: chein, kein (partially)
    • German: kein
    • Yiddish: קיין (keyn)

References

1. Köbler, Gerhard, Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, (6. Auflage) 2014