Where does “enighet” come from?

enighet (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål enig, from German einig, from Middle High German einec, from Old High German einīg, from Proto-Germanic *ainag.

enighet (Norwegian Bokmål): agreement

Definitions

  1. agreement

Ancestry of “enighet”, step by step

enighet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål enig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålenigagreed, in agreement
2Germaneinigsome, a few, plenty; united; agreed, in agreement
3Middle High Germaneinec—
4Old High Germaneinīg—
5Proto-Germanic*ainag—

via Norwegian Bokmål het

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhethot; simple past of hete
2Old Norseheitrhot
3Proto-Germanichaitazhot
4Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat
Every word from Proto-Germanic *ainag →Every word from Old High German einīg →Every word from Middle High German einec →