Where does “onkur” come from?

onkur (Faroese) comes from Old Norse einnhverr, from Old Norse einn, from Proto-Germanic ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

onkur (Faroese): some, someone, "indefinite pronoun"

Definitions

  1. some, someone, "indefinite pronoun"

Ancestry of “onkur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseeinnhverrsome, someone, something; "ágætastr maðr...
2Old Norseeinnone; some, a few
3Proto-Germanicainazone; some
4Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

Words derived from “onkur”

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