Where does “inte fy skam” come from?

inte fy skam (Swedish) comes from Swedish inte, 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 fy skam (Swedish): great ("not terrible")

Definitions

  1. great ("not terrible")

Ancestry of “inte fy skam”, step by step

inte fy skam traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish inte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishintenot
2Old Swedishænkti
3Old Swedishænginnone, no one, nobody
4Old Norseenginone, no one, nothing; no, not any; any
5Old Norseeinnone; some, a few
6Proto-Germanicainazone; some
7Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

via Swedish fy skam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfy skam
2Swedishskamshame; something to deeply regret; shame; feeling...
3Old Swedishskam
4Old Norseskǫmmshame
5Proto-Germanicskamōshame
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynosEvery word from Proto-Germanic ainazEvery word from Old Norse einn
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