daren't

See also: darent and Darent

English

Etymology tree

English dare

Proto-Indo-European *né

Proto-Germanic *ne

Proto-West Germanic *ne

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey-

Proto-Indo-European *-u

Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu

Proto-Indo-European *-osinflu.

Proto-Germanic *aiwaz

Proto-West Germanic *aiw

univ.

Proto-West Germanic *naiw

Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ-

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Indo-European *wékʷtisder.?

Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Indo-European *wéǵʰtisder.?

Proto-Germanic *wihtą

Proto-West Germanic *wiht

Proto-West Germanic *naiwwiht

Old English nāwiht

Old English *nōht

Middle English nought

Middle English not

English notder.

English -n't

English daren't

From dare + -n't.

daren't

Contraction of dare +‎ not.
Synonym: dassn't
- c1865, 1998, Leo N. Tolstoy, War and Peace, page 161 -
  "The bigwigs here think so too, but they daren't say so."
Contraction of dared +‎ not.
Synonyms: daredn't, durstn't, dursn't, dursen't