Where does “enything” come from?

enything (Middle English) comes from Old English aniþing, from Old English ǣniġ, from Proto-West Germanic *ainag — only, sole.

Ancestry of “enything”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishaniþing—
2Old Englishǣniġany
3Proto-West Germanic*ainagonly, sole
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *ainag →Every word from Old English ǣniġ →Every word from Old English aniþing →
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