Where does “nyckel” come from?

nyckel (Swedish) comes from Swedish -en, from Old Norse -inn, from Proto-Norse -īna-, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

nyckel (Swedish): key

Definitions

  1. key

Ancestry of “nyckel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedish-enSuffix for definite form singular of "common...
2Old Norse-innUsed to create adjectives from nouns, meaning...
3Proto-Norse-īna-—
4Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
5Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
6Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “nyckel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Proto-Germanic -īnaz →Every word from Swedish -en →