Where does “één” come from?

één (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch êen, from Old Dutch ēn, from Proto-West Germanic ain, from Proto-Germanic ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

één (Dutch): one

Definitions

  1. one

Ancestry of “één”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchêena indefinite article
2Old Dutchēn—
3Proto-West Germanicainone
4Proto-Germanicainazone; some
5Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

Words derived from “één”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Germanic ainaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic ain →