Where does “ingen” come from?
ingen (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish ængin, from Old Norse engi, from Old Norse einn, from Proto-Germanic ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.
ingen (Swedish): no; no one, nobody, none
Ancestry of “ingen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Swedish | ængin | none, no one, nobody |
| 2 | Old Norse | engi | none, no one, nothing; no, not any; any |
| 3 | Old Norse | einn | one; some, a few |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ainaz | one; some |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | óynos | one; single |
Words derived from “ingen”