Where does “êen” come from?

êen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch ēn, from Proto-West Germanic ain, from Proto-Germanic ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

êen (Middle Dutch): a indefinite article

Definitions

  1. a indefinite article

Ancestry of “êen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchēn—
2Proto-West Germanicainone
3Proto-Germanicainazone; some
4Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

Words derived from “êen”

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