Where does “einreihig” come from?

einreihig (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.

einreihig (German): single-breasted; arranged in a row

Definitions

  1. single-breasted; arranged in a row

Ancestry of “einreihig”, step by step

einreihig 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 Reihe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanReiherow; rank, succession, series, sequence, range;...
2Middle High Germanrīherow, line, corridor
3Old High Germanrigaline
4Proto-Germanicrīgǭrow, line
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reyk-to scratch, cut
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Germanic ainaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic ain →