Where does “uenighet” come from?

uenighet (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål uenig, from Danish enig, from Middle Dutch ênich, from Old Saxon enig, from Proto-Germanic ainagaz, from Proto-Germanic ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

uenighet (Norwegian Bokmål): disagreement

Definitions

  1. disagreement

Ancestry of “uenighet”, step by step

uenighet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål uenig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåluenigin disagreement
2Danishenigunited; unanimous
3Middle Dutchênichany
4Old Saxonenigany; anyone
5Proto-Germanicainagazonly; sole; singular; unique
6Proto-Germanicainazone; some
7Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

via Norwegian Bokmål het

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhethot; simple past of hete
2Old Norseheitrhot
3Proto-Germanichaitazhot
4Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Germanic ainaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic ainagaz →