Where does “eingleisig” come from?

eingleisig (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.

eingleisig (German): single-track

Definitions

  1. single-track

Ancestry of “eingleisig”, step by step

eingleisig 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 Gleis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGleisrailway; track
2GermanGeleiseAlternative form of Gleis
3Germangeleistrack
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Germanic ainaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic ain →