nægen
Westrobothnian
[næ̀ːɣən]
pronu-note
Definitions
- Some.
- Any.
- Somebody, someone, something.
- Anybody, anyone, anything.
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse nǫkkurr derived from Proto-Norse ne wait ek hwarjar (not know I who).
Origin
Proto-Norse
ne wait ek hwarjar
Gloss
not know I who
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *weyd- Proto-Indo-European
- noe Norwegian Bokmål
- noen Norwegian Bokmål
- *ne Proto-Germanic
- nǫkkurr Old Norse
- nokkur Icelandic
- nakar Faroese
- nokor Old Swedish
- nokær Old Danish
- ne wait ek hwarjar Proto-Norse
- ne-wait-ek-hwarjaʀ Proto-Norse
- ᚾᛖ᛬ᚹᚨᛇᛏ᛬ᛖᚲ᛬ᚺᚹᚨᚱᛃᚨᛦ Proto-Norse