Where does “kje” come from?

kje (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk ikkje, 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.

kje (Norwegian Nynorsk): a goatling, kid; not

Definitions

  1. a goatling, kid; not

Ancestry of “kje”, step by step

kje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk ikkje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskikkjenot; don't
2Old Norseekkinothing; not
3Turkishetkieffect, impact
4Old Norseeittnominative/accusative neuter singular of einn
5Old Norseeinnone; some, a few
6Proto-Germanicainazone; some
7Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

via Old Norse kið

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekiða goatling, kid
2Proto-Germanickidjąa goatling; kid
3Proto-Indo-Europeangidʰ-kid, goatling, little goat

Words derived from “kje”

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