Where does “eintala” come from?

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

eintala (Icelandic): singular

Definitions

  1. singular

Ancestry of “eintala”, step by step

eintala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic einn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiceinneinn m, ein f, eitt n; one; the cardinal number...
2Old Norseeinnone; some, a few
3Proto-Germanicainazone; some
4Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

via Icelandic tala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandictalaa short address, a speech; button; number
2Old Norsetalaspeech, discourse; tale, number; number
3Proto-Germanictalōnarration, report; assessment, judgment;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeandel-to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...

Words derived from “eintala”

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