Where does “ettårig” come from?

ettårig (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål ett, from Old Norse eitt, from Old Norse einn, from Proto-Germanic ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

ettårig (Norwegian Bokmål): annual; one-year; one-year-old

Definitions

  1. annual; one-year; one-year-old

Ancestry of “ettårig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålettneuter singular of en; past participle of ete
2Old Norseeittnominative/accusative neuter singular of einn
3Old Norseeinnone; some, a few
4Proto-Germanicainazone; some
5Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Germanic ainaz →Every word from Old Norse einn →