Where does “ikkje” come from?

ikkje (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse ekki, from Turkish etki, from Old Norse eitt, from Old Norse einn, from Proto-Germanic ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

ikkje (Norwegian Nynorsk): not; don't

Definitions

  1. not; don't

Ancestry of “ikkje”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseekkinothing; not
2Turkishetkieffect, impact
3Old Norseeittnominative/accusative neuter singular of einn
4Old Norseeinnone; some, a few
5Proto-Germanicainazone; some
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

Words derived from “ikkje”

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