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English word origin

Etymology of no

Inherited from Middle English no, noo, na, a reduced form of none, noon, nan (“none, not any”) used before consonants (compare a to an), from Old English nān (“none, not any”), from Proto-West Germanic *nain, from Proto-

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
det

Not any. · Hardly any. · Not any possibility or allowance of (something). · Not (a); not properly, not really; not fully.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Inherited from Middle English no, noo, na, a reduced form of none, noon, nan (“none, not any”) used before consonants (compare a to an), from Old English nān (“none, not any”), from Proto-West Germanic *nain, from Proto-Germanic *nainaz (“not any”, literally “not one”), equivalent to ne (“not”) + a. Piecewise doublet of none. Cognate with Scots nae (“no, not any, none”), Old Frisian nān, nēn ("no, not any, none"; > Saterland Frisian naan, neen (“no, not any, none”), North Frisian nian (“no, not any, none”)), Old Dutch nēn ("no, not any, none"; > Dutch neen (“no”)), Old Norse neinn (“no, not any, none”). Compare also Old Saxon nigēn ("not any"; > Low German nen), Old Dutch nehēn (Middle Dutch negheen/negeen, Dutch geen), West Frisian gjin, Old High German nihein (> German kein). More at no, one.

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

  • Inherited-form mentionnoenm
  • Inherited-form mentionnānang · none, not any
  • Inherited-form mention*naingmw-pro
  • Inherited-form mention*nainazgem-pro · not any
  • Compound componentneen · not
  • Compound componentaen
  • Cognate mentionnaesco · no, not any, none
  • Cognate mentionnānofs
  • Cognate mentionnaanstq
  • Cognate mentionnianfrr · no, not any, none
  • Cognate mentionnēnodt
  • Cognate mentionneennl
  • Cognate mentionneinnnon
  • Cognate mentionnigēnosx
  • Cognate mentionnennds
  • Cognate mentionnehēnodt
  • Cognate mentionnegheendum
  • Cognate mentiongeennl
  • Cognate mentiongjinfy
  • Cognate mentionniheingoh
  • Cognate mentionkeinde
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Source etymology 2 · variant 1/2

Original entry ↗
particle

Used to show disagreement, negation, denial, refusal, or prohibition. · Used to ask for confirmation. · Used to express sadness or disappointment. · Used to express disbelief.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Inherited from Middle English no, na, from Old English nā, nō (“no, not, not ever, never”), from Proto-West Germanic *naiwō, from Proto-Germanic *naiwô (“never”), from *ne (“not”) + *aiwō (“ever”), equivalent to ne + aye. Cognate with Scots na (“no”), Saterland Frisian noa (“no”), West Frisian né (“no”), nea (“never”), Dutch nee (“no”), Low German nee (“no”), German nie (“never”), dialectal German nö (“no”), Danish nej (“no”), Swedish nej (“no”), Icelandic nei (“no”). Doublet of nay.

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

  • Inherited-form mentionnoenm
  • Inherited-form mentionnāang
  • Inherited-form mention*naiwōgmw-pro
  • Inherited-form mention*naiwôgem-pro · never
  • Compound componentneen
  • Compound componentayeen
  • Cognate mentionnasco · no
  • Cognate mentionnoastq · no
  • Cognate mentionnéfy · no
  • Cognate mentionneenl · no
  • Cognate mentionneends · no
  • Cognate mentionniede · never
  • Cognate mentionnöde · no
  • Cognate mentionnejda · no
  • Cognate mentionnejsv · no
  • Cognate mentionneiis · no
  • Doublet mentionnayen

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Source etymology 2 · variant 2/2

Original entry ↗
prep

Without. · Like.

verb

To say “no”. · To answer with “no”; to decline, reject.

adv

Used before different, before comparatives with more and less, and idiomatically before other comparatives. · Used idiomatically before certain other adjectives. · Not. · Not, does not, do not, etc.

noun

A negating expression; an answer that shows disagreement, denial, refusal, or disapproval. · A vote not in favor, or opposing a proposition.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Inherited from Middle English no, na, from Old English nā, nō (“no, not, not ever, never”), from Proto-West Germanic *naiwō, from Proto-Germanic *naiwô (“never”), from *ne (“not”) + *aiwō (“ever”), equivalent to ne + aye. Cognate with Scots na (“no”), Saterland Frisian noa (“no”), West Frisian né (“no”), nea (“never”), Dutch nee (“no”), Low German nee (“no”), German nie (“never”), dialectal German nö (“no”), Danish nej (“no”), Swedish nej (“no”), Icelandic nei (“no”). Doublet of nay.

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

  • Inherited-form mentionnoenm
  • Inherited-form mentionnāang
  • Inherited-form mention*naiwōgmw-pro
  • Inherited-form mention*naiwôgem-pro · never
  • Compound componentneen
  • Compound componentayeen
  • Cognate mentionnasco · no
  • Cognate mentionnoastq · no
  • Cognate mentionnéfy · no
  • Cognate mentionneenl · no
  • Cognate mentionneends · no
  • Cognate mentionniede · never
  • Cognate mentionnöde · no
  • Cognate mentionnejda · no
  • Cognate mentionnejsv · no
  • Cognate mentionneiis · no
  • Doublet mentionnayen
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    },
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    },
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    },
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    },
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    },
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Source etymology 3

Original entry ↗
adv

Alternative form of No.

noun

Alternative form of No.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Variant of No., from the scribal abbreviation for Latin (in) numerō (“in number, to the number of”).

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