Where does “ikke” come from?

ikke (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish ikke, from Old Norse ekki, from Turkish etki, from Old Norse eitt, from Old Norse einn, from Proto-Germanic ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

ikke (Norwegian Bokmål): not, no; non- or un-

Definitions

  1. not, no; non- or un-

Ancestry of “ikke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishikkenot; isn’t it so
2Old Norseekkinothing; not
3Turkishetkieffect, impact
4Old Norseeittnominative/accusative neuter singular of einn
5Old Norseeinnone; some, a few
6Proto-Germanicainazone; some
7Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

Words derived from “ikke”

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