Where does “einander” come from?

einander (German) comes from Middle High German einander, from Old High German ein, from Proto-West Germanic ain, from Proto-Germanic ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

einander (German): each other

Definitions

  1. each other

Ancestry of “einander”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germaneinander—
2Old High Germaneinone; only
3Proto-West Germanicainone
4Proto-Germanicainazone; some
5Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

Words derived from “einander”

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