Old English · prefix
nan-
- Part of speech
- prefix
- IPA
- /nɑːn/
- Syllables
- nɑːn (1 syllable)
- Modern English
- no-non-denotes
Meaning
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Denotes absence or lack
nānan (“no one”, literally “none one”)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Germanic *ne Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-Germanic *nainaz Proto-West Germanic *nain Old English nān Old English nan- From nān.
Descendants
no-, non-
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