History of saying 'de nada'

[theone]

Hi, I am interested in knowing why the response to 'gracias' is 'de nada'. What is the history behind using this response with the words "of nothing" ? What is the history of the use of the word that means nothing to become the response to 'gracias'?
Thanks.

[bobjenkins]

Originally Posted by theone

Hi, I am interested in knowing why the response to 'gracias' is 'de nada'. What is the history behind using this response with the words "of nothing" ? What is the history of the use of the word that means nothing to become the response to 'gracias'?
Thanks.

No estoy seguro de lo que la etimología venga , pero me parece ser parecido al dicho en inglés

- Thank you
- Oh it was nothing

Al buscar lo hallo

La palabra nada proviene del latin natus nata natum participio del verbo nascor, (nacer).Se utilizaba la expresión " res nata" o cosa nacida. Posteriormente la palabra res paso al catalán "res" y al francés desde el acusativo rem "rien" y la palabra "nada" al español y al portugués.De nada es como decir "por nada" o sea "no hay porqué dar las gracias" o no hay de qué como también se dice.

[sosia]

I don't know the origin, but I agree with bobjenkins. There are shorted-with-the-time expresions, like goodbye or wellcome.
A.gracias
B: de nada (no hay nada que agradecer, das las gracias por nada importante,
- no hay de que (no hay de que dar gracias)

another example
adios (A Dios te encomiendo, I hope God take care of you) I suppose

saludos

[chileno]

Sometimes people say "por nada" also.

[Perikles]

Originally Posted by sosia

another example
adios (A Dios te encomiendo, I hope God take care of you) I suppose

That's interesting. The English Goodbye is a shortening of God be with you.

Goodbye

[CrOtALiTo]

Originally Posted by Perikles

That's interesting. The English Goodbye is a shortening of God be with you.

Goodbye

To have it.

I have a question about of that yo're saying.

God be with you this sentence is the way shorter of the word Goodbye.

But anyhow it doesn't say anything similar to the goodbye word, then I have my doubt here that phrase says Dios esta contigo.

Please if you are lovable to clarifying me the question.

[brute]

Originally Posted by theone

Hi, I am interested in knowing why the response to 'gracias' is 'de nada'. What is the history behind using this response with the words "of nothing" ? What is the history of the use of the word that means nothing to become the response to 'gracias'?
Thanks.

English - Its nothing, French - Il n'a pas de quoi (There is nothing of what) German - Es macht nichts (It makes nothing) and similar expressions in many other languages.

[ookami]

Here is common to wellcome with a negative form, like trying to not accept the thanks:

-No no, por favor...

I almost always use, to say "de nada":
-Noo... (and a "tone" of a sentence that continues)

Another way:
-No hay por donde. (figurative sense, there is no place to put the thanks)

Or just:
-Por favor... ("Por favor no es nada"-"Por favor no agradezca")

Or:
-No es nada.

But the more common in all countrys and "formal", if you want, is "De nada". Above this post were explain from where it could have came..

[Villa]

No hay de que. And the Italian Non c'e' di che! Somewhat similiar. che=que

Don't mention it; used as you're welcome in the sense of no problem

[CrOtALiTo]

It's used when someone did something for you and you tell him Gracias and he answering you de nada.

It's simply to understand, because casually it doesn't has anything to complex.