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
Ancestry of “enighet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | enig | agreed, in agreement |
| 2 | German | einig | some, a few, plenty; united; agreed, in agreement |
| 3 | Middle High German | einec | — |
| 4 | Old High German | einīg | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *ainag | — |