Where does “enhver” come from?

enhver (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from German ein, from Middle High German ein, from Old High German ein, from Proto-West Germanic ain, from Proto-Germanic ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

enhver (Norwegian Bokmål): any, every, each

Definitions

  1. any, every, each

Ancestry of “enhver”, step by step

enhver traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German ein

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germaneinone; a, an; indicating motion into something
2Middle High Germaneinone
3Old High Germaneinone; only
4Proto-West Germanicainone
5Proto-Germanicainazone; some
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

via Norwegian Bokmål hver

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhvereach; every
2Danishhverevery, each; everyone
3Old Norsehverrcauldron, boiler; hot spring; who, which
4Proto-Germanichwarjazwhich, what

via Norwegian Bokmål én

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålénstressed form of en
2Old Norseeinnone; some, a few
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Germanic ainaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic ain →