Where does “myntenhet” come from?

myntenhet (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Swedish enhet, from Swedish en, from Old Swedish ēn, from Old Norse einn, from Proto-Germanic ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

myntenhet (Norwegian Bokmål): a monetary unit

Definitions

  1. a monetary unit

Ancestry of “myntenhet”, step by step

myntenhet traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish enhet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishenheta unit; a unit; an organized group; a unit; an...
2Swedishenone; "object form of" man; one; "the indefinite...
3Old Swedishēnone
4Old Norseeinnone; some, a few
5Proto-Germanicainazone; some
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

via Swedish mynt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmyntcoin; a piece of currency
2LatinMonēta—
3Latinmoneōto warn, to advise
4Proto-Italicmoneōto remind, to warn
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmonéyetito cause to think, make think
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

via Norwegian Bokmål enhet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålenhetan entity; a unit; unity
2Germaneinheitlichuniform, unified
3German-lichan adjectival suffix; an adverbial suffix
4Middle High German-lich-ly
5Old High German-līh—
6Proto-Germanic*-līk—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Germanic ainaz →Every word from Old Norse einn →