Where does “en” come from?

en (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse en, from Old Norse án, from Proto-Germanic þan, from Proto-Germanic þam, from Proto-Indo-European tóm, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.

en (Icelandic): how; but; than

Definitions

  1. how; but; than

Ancestry of “en”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseenbut; and; than
2Old Norseánwithout
3Proto-Germanicþanthen, at that time
4Proto-Germanicþam—
5Proto-Indo-Europeantóm—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that
Every word from Proto-Indo-European só →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tóm →Every word from Proto-Germanic þam →