Where does “noen” come from?

noen (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse nǫkkurr, from Old Norse nakkvarr.

noen (Norwegian Bokmål): somebody, someone; anybody, anyone; some, any

Definitions

  1. somebody, someone; anybody, anyone; some, any

Ancestry of “noen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsenǫkkurrany, anybody; opposite to "engi"; some; some, a...
2Old Norsenakkvarr—
Every word from Old Norse nakkvarr →Every word from Old Norse nǫkkurr →