Where does “en” come from?

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

en (Swedish): one; "object form of" man; one; "the indefinite...

Definitions

  1. one; "object form of" man; one; "the indefinite...

Ancestry of “en”, step by step

en traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Swedish ēn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishēnone
2Old Norseeinnone; some, a few
3Proto-Germanicainazone; some
4Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

via Swedish ene

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedisheneone; masculine definite of en; wood of juniper
2Old Norseeinirjuniper
3LatinjuniperusAlternative form of iūniperus; juniper

Words derived from “en”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →