Where does “etelement” come from?

etelement (Danish) comes from Danish ét, from Old Norse eitt, from Old Norse einn, from Proto-Germanic ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

etelement (Danish): identity element; in a set, an element 1 such...

Definitions

  1. identity element; in a set, an element 1 such...

Ancestry of “etelement”, step by step

etelement traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish ét

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishétneuter singular of en
2Old Norseeittnominative/accusative neuter singular of einn
3Old Norseeinnone; some, a few
4Proto-Germanicainazone; some
5Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

via Danish element

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishelementelement
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Germanic ainaz →Every word from Old Norse einn →