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

Definitions

  1. no; no one, nobody, none

Ancestry of “ingen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishænginnone, no one, nobody
2Old Norseenginone, no one, nothing; no, not any; any
3Old Norseeinnone; some, a few
4Proto-Germanicainazone; some
5Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

Words derived from “ingen”

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