Where does “nollplural” come from?

nollplural (Swedish) comes from Swedish noll, from Latin nūllus, from Proto-Italic oinos, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

nollplural (Swedish): a zero plural; a plural form of a noun that is identical to the singular form, particularly in Germanic languages

Definitions

  1. a zero plural; a plural form of a noun that is identical to the singular form, particularly in Germanic languages

Ancestry of “nollplural”, step by step

nollplural traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish noll

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishnollzero
2Latinnūllusno one, none, not any, nothing
3Proto-Italicoinoscardinal number 1 Previous: n/a Next: *duō;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

via Swedish plural

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishplural—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Italic oinos →Every word from Latin nūllus →