Where does “kun” come from?
kun (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish kun, from Ludian ikkun, from Old Swedish ække, from Old Norse ekki, from Turkish etki, from Old Norse eitt, from Old Norse einn, from Proto-Germanic ainaz — one; single.
kun (Norwegian Bokmål): only
Definitions
- only
Ancestry of “kun”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | kun | only |
| 2 | Ludian | ikkun | window |
| 3 | Old Swedish | ække | not, "negating the verb in a sentence" |
| 4 | Old Norse | ekki | nothing; not |
| 5 | Turkish | etki | effect, impact |
| 6 | Old Norse | eitt | nominative/accusative neuter singular of einn |
| 7 | Old Norse | einn | one; some, a few |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | ainaz | one; some |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | óynos | one; single |