Nothing
Old English nān thing (see no, thing).
wiktionary
From Middle English nothyng, noon thing, non thing, na þing, nan thing, nan þing, from Old English nāþing, nān þing(“nothing”, literally “not any thing”), equivalent to no + thing. Compare Old English nāwiht(“nothing”, literally “no thing”), Swedish ingenting(“nothing”, literally “not any thing, no thing”).
etymonline
nothing (n., pron.)
"no thing, not any thing, not something," Middle English, from Old English naþing, naðinc, from nan "not one" (see none) + þing "thing" (see thing). Meaning "insignificant thing, thing of no consequence" is from c. 1600. As an adverb, "not at all, in no degree," late Old English. As an adjective by 1961. For nothing "not at all" is from c. 1300. Nothing to it, indicating something easy to do, is by 1925. Nothing to write home about, indicating an unremarkable circumstance or thing, is from 1917 among the World War I soldiers.
