någon
Swedish
/ˈnoːˌɡɔn/
determiner
Definitions
- any
Etymology
Inherited from Old Swedish naghan, nokor inherited from Old Norse nǫkkurr inherited from Proto-Norse ᚾᛖ᛬ᚹᚨᛇᛏ᛬ᛖᚲ᛬ᚺᚹᚨᚱᛃᚨᛦ (not-know-I-who).
Origin
Proto-Norse
ᚾᛖ᛬ᚹᚨᛇᛏ᛬ᛖᚲ᛬ᚺᚹᚨᚱᛃᚨᛦ
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
- nogen Danish
- nogensinde Danish
- nokkur Icelandic
- nakar Faroese
- nakrantíð Faroese
- naghan Old Swedish
- nokor Old Swedish
- nægen Westrobothnian
- nokær Old Danish
- ne wait ek hwarjar Proto-Norse
- ne-wait-ek-hwarjaʀ Proto-Norse
- ᚾᛖ᛬ᚹᚨᛇᛏ᛬ᛖᚲ᛬ᚺᚹᚨᚱᛃᚨᛦ Proto-Norse