A compound of no + one
Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos ‘one’
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Proto-West Germanic *nain
Old English nān ‘none, not any’
Middle English noon ‘no, not any’
Middle English no
English no
Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos ‘single’
Proto-Germanic *ainaz ‘one’
Proto-West Germanic *ain ‘one’
Old English ān ‘one’
Middle English oon
English one
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “noone”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
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