Where does “eenzaam” come from?

eenzaam (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch eensaem, from German einsam, from German ein, 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.

eenzaam (Dutch): lonely, lonesome

Definitions

  1. lonely, lonesome

Ancestry of “eenzaam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutcheensaem—
2Germaneinsamlonely, lone
3Germaneinone; a, an; indicating motion into something
4Middle High Germaneinone
5Old High Germaneinone; only
6Proto-West Germanicainone
7Proto-Germanicainazone; some
8Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

Words derived from “eenzaam”

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