Where does “mang en” come from?
mang en (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål én, from Old Norse einn, from Proto-Germanic ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.
mang en (Norwegian Bokmål): many a; One out of many, many; much, a lot; many,...
Definitions
- many a; One out of many, many; much, a lot; many,...
Ancestry of “mang en”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | én | stressed form of en |
| 2 | Old Norse | einn | one; some, a few |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | ainaz | one; some |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | óynos | one; single |
Words derived from “mang en”