Where does “ingenstans” come from?

ingenstans (Swedish) comes from Swedish ingen, from Old Swedish ængin, from Old Norse engi, from Old Norse einn, from Proto-Germanic ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

ingenstans (Swedish): nowhere

Definitions

  1. nowhere

Ancestry of “ingenstans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishingenno; no one, nobody, none
2Old Swedishænginnone, no one, nobody
3Old Norseenginone, no one, nothing; no, not any; any
4Old Norseeinnone; some, a few
5Proto-Germanicainazone; some
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

Words derived from “ingenstans”

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