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Where does “ængin” come from?

ængin (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse engi, from Old Norse einn, from Proto-Germanic ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

ængin (Old Swedish): none, no one, nobody

Definitions

  1. none, no one, nobody

Ancestry of “ængin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseenginone, no one, nothing; no, not any; any
2Old Norseeinnone; some, a few
3Proto-Germanicainazone; some
4Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

Words derived from “ængin”

  • inget
  • inte
  • inga
  • ingalunda
  • ingen
  • ænti
  • ænkti
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