nieman

Middle Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronoun

nieman

  1. no one, nobody

Inflection

This pronoun needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms

Descendants

Further reading
  • “nieman, niemant”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “nieman”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
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