Where does “eensaam” come from?

eensaam (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch eenzaam, from Middle Dutch eensaem, from German einsam, from German ein, from Middle High German ein, from Old High German ein, from Proto-West Germanic ain, from Proto-Germanic ainaz — one; single.

eensaam (Afrikaans): solitary, lonely

Definitions

  1. solitary, lonely

Ancestry of “eensaam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutcheenzaamlonely, lonesome
2Middle Dutcheensaem—
3Germaneinsamlonely, lone
4Germaneinone; a, an; indicating motion into something
5Middle High Germaneinone
6Old High Germaneinone; only
7Proto-West Germanicainone
8Proto-Germanicainazone; some
9Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Germanic ainaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic ain →