Where does “enke” come from?

enke (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old East Norse ænkia, from Proto-Germanic ainakjǭ, from Proto-Germanic ainagaz, from Proto-Germanic ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

enke (Norwegian Bokmål): a widow; A single line of type that ends a...

Definitions

  1. a widow; A single line of type that ends a...

Ancestry of “enke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Norseænkia—
2Proto-Germanicainakjǭwidow
3Proto-Germanicainagazonly; sole; singular; unique
4Proto-Germanicainazone; some
5Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

Words derived from “enke”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Germanic ainaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic ainagaz →