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

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, nōwiht, nāht, nōht
- Middle English: naht, noht, nohht, naȝt, nowiit, nouȝt, naght, noght, naught
  - English: naught, nought, not
  - Scots: nacht, naucht, nocht, noucht, nat, not
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: niwet, nit, niet
  - Dutch: niet
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
  - German: nicht

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