Where does “icke” come from?

icke (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish ækki, from Old Norse ekki, from Turkish etki, from Old Norse eitt, from Old Norse einn, from Proto-Germanic ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

icke (Swedish): not, "negating the verb in a sentence"; the...

Definitions

  1. not, "negating the verb in a sentence"; the...

Ancestry of “icke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishækkinot, "negating the verb in a sentence"
2Old Norseekkinothing; not
3Turkishetkieffect, impact
4Old Norseeittnominative/accusative neuter singular of einn
5Old Norseeinnone; some, a few
6Proto-Germanicainazone; some
7Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

Words derived from “icke”

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