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- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Germanic*ne
- Old Englishne
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ey-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂óyu
- Proto-Germanic*aiwaz
- Proto-West Germanic*aiw
- Old Englishā
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
- Proto-Germanic*in
- Proto-West Germanic*in
- Old Englishin
- Proto-Indo-European*perkʷ-
- Proto-Indo-European*pérkus
- Proto-Germanic*ferhuzder.?
- Proto-Germanic*ferhwą
- Proto-West Germanic*ferh
- Old Englishfeorh
- Old Englishǣfre
- Old Englishnǣfre
- Middle Englishnevere
- English todaynever
From Middle English nevere, navere, nævere, from Old English nǣfre (“never”), equivalent to ne + ever.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.