nieman

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch nieman. Equivalent to nie (“never”) +‎ man (“a man”).

Pronoun

nieman

no one, nobody

Inflection

This pronoun needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms

niemant
niemen
niemene

Descendants

Dutch: niemand

Further reading

“nieman, niemant”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “nieman”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

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