Where does “inte” come from?

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

inte (Swedish): not

Definitions

  1. not

Ancestry of “inte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishænkti—
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 “inte”

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