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Where does “enhet” come from?

enhet (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from German einheitlich, from German -lich, from Middle High German -lich, from Old High German -līh, from Proto-Germanic *-līk.

enhet (Norwegian Bokmål): an entity; a unit; unity

Definitions

  1. an entity; a unit; unity

Ancestry of “enhet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germaneinheitlichuniform, unified
2German-lichan adjectival suffix; an adverbial suffix
3Middle High German-lich-ly
4Old High German-līh—
5Proto-Germanic*-līk—

Words derived from “enhet”

  • myntenhet
Every word from Proto-Germanic *-līk →