Where does “icke sa Nicke” come from?

icke sa Nicke (Swedish) comes from Swedish icke, 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 sa Nicke (Swedish): nope (expressing contradiction, denial, refusal, etc.)

Definitions

  1. nope (expressing contradiction, denial, refusal, etc.)

Ancestry of “icke sa Nicke”, step by step

icke sa Nicke traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish icke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishickenot, "negating the verb in a sentence"; the...
2Old Swedishækkinot, "negating the verb in a sentence"
3Old Norseekkinothing; not
4Turkishetkieffect, impact
5Old Norseeittnominative/accusative neuter singular of einn
6Old Norseeinnone; some, a few
7Proto-Germanicainazone; some
8Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

via Swedish

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishso, thus, like that, in that way, in a certain...
2Swedishsade
3Swedishsädgrain; harvested seeds; semen
4Old Norsesáðseed
5Proto-Germanicsēdizseed
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁-to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

via Swedish Nicke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishNicke
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynosEvery word from Proto-Germanic ainazEvery word from Old Norse einn
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