Where does “einst” come from?

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

einst (German): once, formerly; one time, at one point

Definitions

  1. once, formerly; one time, at one point

Ancestry of “einst”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germaneinst—
2Old High Germaneinēstonce
3Old High Germaneinone; only
4Proto-West Germanicainone
5Proto-Germanicainazone; some
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

Words derived from “einst”

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