English word origin

Etymology of noone

From no + one. Compare Middle English noone, noon, noan (“noone”). More at none.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗

pron

Nonstandard spelling of no one.

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

From no + one. Compare Middle English noone, noon, noan (“noone”). More at none.

Relationships mentioned by the source

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

Compound componentnoen
Compound componentoneen
Cognate mentionnooneenm

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗

noun

Obsolete form of noon.

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

From Middle English none, noune, from Old English nōn (“noon; the ninth hour”). Cognate with Dutch noen, Icelandic nón. More at noon.

Relationships mentioned by the source

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

Inherited-form mentionnoneenm
Inherited-form mentionnōnang · noon; the ninth hour
Cognate mentionnoennl
Cognate mentionnónis

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