Where does “iedereen” come from?

iedereen (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.

iedereen (Dutch): everyone

Definitions

  1. everyone

Ancestry of “iedereen”, step by step

iedereen 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 ieder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchiedereach; any; everybody, everyone
2Middle Dutchieder—
3Old Dutchiowether—

Words derived from “iedereen”

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