Where does “Einklang” come from?

Einklang (German) comes 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.

Einklang (German): harmony; conformity, compliance, line, keeping

Definitions

  1. harmony; conformity, compliance, line, keeping

Ancestry of “Einklang”, step by step

Einklang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German ein

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

via German klang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanklangfirst/third-person singular preterite of klingen
2Middle High Germanklanc—
3Old High Germanklang—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Germanic ainaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic ain →
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