Where does “eigenarta” come from?
eigenarta (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål a, from Danish ah, from English ah, from Chinese 阿, from English aren’t, from English -n’t, from English Not, from Middle English not — vitality; eternal; vital force, life, long life,...
Ancestry of “eigenarta”, step by step
eigenarta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål a
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | a | the letter a, the first letter of the Norwegian... |
| 2 | Danish | ah | oh |
| 3 | English | ah | An expression of relief, relaxation, comfort,... |
| 4 | Chinese | 阿 | — |
| 5 | English | aren’t | are not (negative auxiliary) |
| 6 | English | -n’t | — |
| 7 | English | Not | — |
| 8 | Middle English | not | not; nothing, nought; nobody, no person |
| 9 | Middle English | nought | nothing, none; not; iniquitous, wicked |
| 10 | Old English | nōwiht | — |
| 11 | Old English | ne | not; or, and not; "ne... ne..." is used to mean "... |
| 12 | Proto-West Germanic | *ne | — |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | nē | not |
| 14 | Proto-Germanic | aiwaz | long time, age, eternity |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eyu- | vitality; eternal; vital force, life, long life,... |
via Norwegian Bokmål art
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | art | character, nature, kind; a species |
| 2 | German | art | kind, sort, type |
| 3 | Middle High German | art | — |
| 4 | Old High German | art | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | ard | native place |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ardiz | characteristic; inborn quality; nature;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂erh₃- | to plough |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁er- | earth |