Etymology Explorer › Norwegian Bokmål

Where does “ingenting” come from?

ingenting (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål ting, from Old Norse þing, from Proto-Germanic þingą, from Proto-Indo-European tenkó-, from Proto-Indo-European tenk- — to be solid, firm; to be suitable; to succeed,...

ingenting (Norwegian Bokmål): nothing; naught, nothingness

Definitions

  1. nothing; naught, nothingness

Ancestry of “ingenting”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltinga thing; court, assembly
2Old Norseþingthing, a regional parliament of nearby clans,...
3Proto-Germanicþingąappointed time; date; appointment; meeting;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeantenkó-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeantenk-to be solid, firm; to be suitable; to succeed,...
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