Where does “ettiden” come from?

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

ettiden (Swedish): around one o'clock

Definitions

  1. around one o'clock

Ancestry of “ettiden”, step by step

ettiden traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish ett

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishettThe neuter indefinite article; one
2Old Norseeittnominative/accusative neuter singular of einn
3Old Norseeinnone; some, a few
4Proto-Germanicainazone; some
5Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

via Swedish tiden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtiden
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Germanic ainaz →Every word from Old Norse einn →