Where does “een” come from?

een (Hunsrik) comes from Central Franconian een, 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.

een (Hunsrik): one

Definitions

  1. one

Ancestry of “een”, step by step

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

Words derived from “een”

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