Where does “eläi” come from?

eläi (Alemannic German) comes from Middle High German alein, 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.

eläi (Alemannic German): alone

Definitions

  1. alone

Ancestry of “eläi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanalein—
2Middle High Germaneinone
3Old High Germaneinone; only
4Proto-West Germanicainone
5Proto-Germanicainazone; some
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Germanic ainaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic ain →
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