Where does “återigen” come from?

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

återigen (Swedish): once again, yet again

Definitions

  1. once again, yet again

Ancestry of “återigen”, step by step

återigen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish igen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishigenagain
2Old Norseí gegnagainst
3Old Norseíin
4Proto-Germanicinin; into
5Proto-Indo-Europeanénin

via Swedish åter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishåteragain; back
2Old Swedishāter—
3Old Norseaptrback; again
4Proto-Germanicaftrąback, backwards; again, once more
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epoterosfurther behind, further away
Every word from Proto-Indo-European én →Every word from Proto-Germanic in →Every word from Old Norse í →