Where does “ingen” come from?
ingen (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Faroese eingin, from Old Norse enginn, from Old Norse einn, from Proto-Germanic ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.
ingen (Norwegian Nynorsk): no; no one; nobody; neither
Definitions
- no; no one; nobody; neither
Ancestry of “ingen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Faroese | eingin | none, no, not, nobody, nothing |
| 2 | Old Norse | enginn | Alternative form of engi |
| 3 | Old Norse | einn | one; some, a few |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ainaz | one; some |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | óynos | one; single |
Words derived from “ingen”