Where does “ensambarn” come from?

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

ensambarn (Swedish): only child

Definitions

  1. only child

Ancestry of “ensambarn”, step by step

ensambarn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish ensam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishensamalone; lonely
2Swedishenone; "object form of" man; one; "the indefinite...
3Old Swedishēnone
4Old Norseeinnone; some, a few
5Proto-Germanicainazone; some
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

via Swedish barn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbarna child; child, offspring; a descendant
2Old Swedishbarnchild
3Old Norsebarnchild
4Proto-Germanicbarnąchild
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos
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