Where does “något” come from?

något (Swedish) comes from Old Norse nǫkkurr, from Old Norse nakkvarr.

något (Swedish): any, some, anything, something (neuter form of någon)

Definitions

  1. any, some, anything, something (neuter form of någon)

Ancestry of “något”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsenǫkkurrany, anybody; opposite to "engi"; some; some, a...
2Old Norsenakkvarr—

Words derived from “något”

Every word from Old Norse nakkvarr →Every word from Old Norse nǫkkurr →