Where does “í gegn” come from?

í gegn (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse í, from Proto-Germanic in, from Proto-Indo-European én — in.

í gegn (Old Norse): against

Definitions

  1. against

Ancestry of “í gegn”, step by step

í gegn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse í

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseíin
2Proto-Germanicinin; into
3Proto-Indo-Europeanénin

via Old Norse gegn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegegnstraight, direct; fit, serviceable; direct,...
2Proto-Germanicgagintowards, in the direction of; against

Words derived from “í gegn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European én →Every word from Proto-Germanic in →Every word from Old Norse í →