Where does “enebarn” come from?

enebarn (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål ene, from Norwegian Bokmål én, from Old Norse einn, from Proto-Germanic ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

enebarn (Norwegian Bokmål): only child

Definitions

  1. only child

Ancestry of “enebarn”, step by step

enebarn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål ene

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåleneone
2Norwegian Bokmålénstressed form of en
3Old Norseeinnone; some, a few
4Proto-Germanicainazone; some
5Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

via Norwegian Bokmål barn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbarna child
2Old Norsebarnchild
3Proto-Germanicbarnąchild
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Germanic ainaz →Every word from Old Norse einn →