Where does “itte” come from?
itte (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse eptir, from Proto-Norse ᚨᚠᛏᛖᚱ, from Proto-Germanic after, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epoteros — further behind, further away.
Ancestry of “itte”, step by step
itte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Norse eptir
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | eptir | after; afterwards; along |
| 2 | Proto-Norse | ᚨᚠᛏᛖᚱ | after |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | after | after, behind |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂epoteros | further behind, further away |
via Norwegian Nynorsk inte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | inte | not, mainly older dialects in Eastern Norway |