Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/ne

This Proto-Indo-European 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-Indo-European

Particle

*ne

1. not

Derived terms

• *n̥-
• *neh₁-
  • Italic:
    • Latin: nē
  • Balto-Slavic:
    • Proto-Slavic: *ně- (“some but indefinite who”) (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Germanic: *nē (“none”) (see there for further descendants)
• *ney-
  • Proto-Italic: *nei
    • Latin: nī
  • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *nei (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Germanic: *nai (“not, never”)
    • Gothic: 𐌽𐌴𐌹 (nei)
    • Old Norse: nei

Descendants

Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *ne

• Proto-Albanian: *ne uka
  • Albanian: nuk (not, doesn’t)
• Proto-Balto-Slavic: *ne (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Celtic: *ne (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Germanic: *ne, *ni (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Indo-Iranian: *ná (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Italic: *nē (see there for further descendants)

See also

• *meh₁

Further reading

• Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 756