Where does “ein” come from?

ein (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse einn, from Proto-Germanic ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

ein (Norwegian Nynorsk): one; Indefinite singular article for masculine...

Definitions

  1. one; Indefinite singular article for masculine...

Ancestry of “ein”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseeinnone; some, a few
2Proto-Germanicainazone; some
3Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

Words derived from “ein”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Germanic ainaz →Every word from Old Norse einn →