Where does “deceen” come from?
deceen (Dutch) comes from Dutch één, from Middle Dutch êen, from Old Dutch ēn, from Proto-West Germanic ain, from Proto-Germanic ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.
deceen (Dutch): decene
Ancestry of “deceen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | één | one |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | êen | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | ēn | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | ain | one |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ainaz | one; some |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | óynos | one; single |