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English word not comes from Proto-Germanic *nutiz (Useful, useable, profitable.), Old English niht, Proto-Indo-European *knu-, Proto-Indo-European *neud-, Proto-Indo-European *newd-, Latin bene (Agreeably, favorably. Properly, exactly. Well.), Latin nosco, Old English nōwiht, Old English ne (Not.), Old English nā, Old English wiht (Creature, person, thing, being Weight.), Old English ǣfre, Old English nāwiht, Old English āwiht, Old English ōwiht, Old English nōt
*nutiz (Proto-Germanic)
Useful, useable, profitable.
niht (Old English)
Darkness.. Day, when computing spans of time.. Night, particularly:. The time between sunset and sundown.
*knu- (Proto-Indo-European)
*neud- (Proto-Indo-European)
to grasp, seize, use, to acquire, make use of
*newd- (Proto-Indo-European)
to acquire, make use of
bene (Latin)
Agreeably, favorably. Properly, exactly. Well.
nosco (Latin)
I know, recognize, am acquainted with, i.e.; in possession of knowledge.
nōwiht (Old English)
ne (Old English)
Not.
nā (Old English)
wiht (Old English)
Creature, person, thing, being Weight.
ǣfre (Old English)
nāwiht (Old English)
āwiht (Old English)
ōwiht (Old English)
nōt (Old English)
*hnuts (Proto-Germanic)
Nut.
hnutu (Old English)
Nut.
*nutjō (Proto-Germanic)
Profit; yield.
nota (Latin)
Critical mark or remark. Mark, sign. Note.
notare (Latin)
notu (Old English)
An office; occupation, employment, function, work. Enjoyment. Profit, advantage, utility. The conducting of business, business affairs; the discharge of duty or office. Use.
note (Old French)
not (Old English)
A sign; mark; a mark made on an object.
*noth (Old English)
noȝt (Middle English)
nat (Middle English)
Not.
not (English)
(slang, 1990s) Used to indicate that the previous phrase was meant sarcastically or ironically. Negates the meaning of the modified verb.. To no degree And not. Unary logical function NOT, true if input is false, or a gate implementing that negation function.