Where does “Gondwanan” come from?

Gondwanan (English) comes from English ān, from Middle English ān, from Old English ān, from Proto-West Germanic ain, from Proto-Germanic ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

Gondwanan (English): Of or relating to Gondwana; A native or...

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to Gondwana; A native or...

Ancestry of “Gondwanan”, step by step

Gondwanan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ān

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishān—
2Middle Englishāna, an indefinite article
3Old Englishānlonely; entirely alone, solitary, single; one
4Proto-West Germanicainone
5Proto-Germanicainazone; some
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

via English Gondwana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishGondwanaA southern supercontinent, formed before Pangaea between 600 and 530 million years ago, that included most of the landmasses which make up today's continents of the Southern Hemisphere
2Sanskritगोण्डवनForest of Gondi
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Germanic ainaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic ain →