Where does “inget” come from?
inget (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.
inget (Swedish): neuter singular of ingen; no , nothing
Definitions
- neuter singular of ingen; no , nothing
Ancestry of “inget”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | ingen | no; no one, nobody, none |
| 2 | Old Swedish | ængin | none, no one, nobody |
| 3 | Old Norse | engi | none, no one, nothing; no, not any; any |
| 4 | Old Norse | einn | one; some, a few |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ainaz | one; some |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | óynos | one; single |