Where does “yance” come from?

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

yance (English): once

Definitions

  1. once

Ancestry of “yance”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishYanAn ancient march, duchy, and kingdom of northeastern China during the Zhou dynasty
2Old Englishānlonely; entirely alone, solitary, single; one
3Proto-West Germanicainone
4Proto-Germanicainazone; some
5Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Germanic ainaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic ain →