Where does “anerly” come from?

anerly (English) comes from Scots ane, from Northern Middle English an, from Old English ān, from Proto-West Germanic ain, from Proto-Germanic ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

anerly (English): singly

Definitions

  1. singly

Ancestry of “anerly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scotsaneone
2Northern Middle Englishan—
3Old Englishānlonely; entirely alone, solitary, single; one
4Proto-West Germanicainone
5Proto-Germanicainazone; some
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

Words derived from “anerly”

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