Aught

/ɔːt/ noun

Anything at all; also means zero or nothing in some dialects.

From Old English 'awiht' or 'awuht' meaning 'anything' (a- prefix + wiht meaning 'creature' or 'thing'). Over time it could mean either 'anything' or its opposite, 'nothing'—a confusion that created two opposite meanings for the same word.

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