Where does “eenklank” come from?

eenklank (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.

eenklank (Dutch): monophthong; unison

Definitions

  1. monophthong; unison

Ancestry of “eenklank”, step by step

eenklank traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch één

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchéénone
2Middle Dutchêena indefinite article
3Old Dutchēn—
4Proto-West Germanicainone
5Proto-Germanicainazone; some
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

via Dutch klank

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchklankA sound
2Middle Dutchclanc—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →