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
Ancestry of “enebarn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | ene | one |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | én | stressed form of en |
| 3 | Old Norse | einn | one; some, a few |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ainaz | one; some |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | óynos | one; single |