[Fruitbat]

What is nothing? There is no such thing, because nothing is always something - the nothingness of space - well that's wrong, because there's always something there, dark matter, stars.

But it does make me wonder about the word nothing. What are it's origins?

According to dictionary.com it was in the English language before 900, and was actually nathing - which makes sense when you think about how words were written as they sounded, before all those little dooflickies were invented for emphasis.

Now, I've burnt my braincell out.