An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/ohne

by Friedrich Kluge

ohne, prep., from the equiv. MidHG. ân, âne, OH . âno, prep., ‘without’; corresponding to OSax. âno, MidDu. aen, OIc. án, earlier ón (from *ánu), ‘without’; in Goth., with a different gradation, inu. Undoubtedly the negative un- and Goth. ni, ‘not’ (see nie), are also allied to ohne, as well as Gr. ἄνευ, ‘without.’ —