Where does “ilkon” come from?

ilkon (Middle English) comes from Middle English oon, from Old English ān, from Proto-West Germanic ain, from Proto-Germanic ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

ilkon (Middle English): Each one; everyone

Definitions

  1. Each one; everyone

Ancestry of “ilkon”, step by step

ilkon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English oon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishoonone; singly, by oneself, by itself
2Old Englishānlonely; entirely alone, solitary, single; one
3Proto-West Germanicainone
4Proto-Germanicainazone; some
5Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

via Middle English ilk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishilk—
2Old Englishġehwylceach, every
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Germanic ainaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic ain →