Where does “ingen” come from?

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

ingen (Danish): no; no one, nobody, nothing, neither, none

Definitions

  1. no; no one, nobody, nothing, neither, none

Ancestry of “ingen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseenginone, no one, nothing; no, not any; any
2Old Norseeinnone; some, a few
3Proto-Germanicainazone; some
4Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

Words derived from “ingen”

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