Where does “ain” come from?

ain (Alemannic German) comes from Middle High German ein, from Old High German ein, from Proto-West Germanic ain, from Proto-Germanic ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

ain (Alemannic German): one

Definitions

  1. one

Ancestry of “ain”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germaneinone
2Old High Germaneinone; only
3Proto-West Germanicainone
4Proto-Germanicainazone; some
5Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Germanic ainaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic ain →