Where does “enstemmighet” come from?

enstemmighet (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål enstemmig, from Norwegian Bokmål én, from Old Norse einn, from Proto-Germanic ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

enstemmighet (Norwegian Bokmål): unanimity

Definitions

  1. unanimity

Ancestry of “enstemmighet”, step by step

enstemmighet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål enstemmig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålenstemmigunanimous
2Norwegian Bokmålénstressed form of en
3Old Norseeinnone; some, a few
4Proto-Germanicainazone; some
5Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

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-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Germanic ainaz →Every word from Old Norse einn →