Where does “ikke-røyker” come from?
ikke-røyker (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål ikke, 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-røyker (Norwegian Bokmål): a non-smoker
Definitions
- a non-smoker
Ancestry of “ikke-røyker”, step by step
ikke-røyker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål ikke
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | ikke | not, no; non- or un- |
| 2 | Danish | ikke | not; isn’t it so |
| 3 | Old Norse | ekki | nothing; not |
| 4 | Turkish | etki | effect, impact |
| 5 | Old Norse | eitt | nominative/accusative neuter singular of einn |
| 6 | Old Norse | einn | one; some, a few |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | ainaz | one; some |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | óynos | one; single |
via Norwegian Bokmål røyker
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | røyker | a smoker; present of røyke |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | røyke | to smoke |
| 3 | Old Norse | reykja | to smoke |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | raukijaną | to smoke |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |