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Where does “onelich” come from?

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

Ancestry of “onelich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishānlīċ—
2Old Englishānlonely; entirely alone, solitary, single; one
3Proto-West Germanicainone
4Proto-Germanicainazone; some
5Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

Words derived from “onelich”

  • onely
  • oneliness
  • onlyborn
  • read-only
  • only
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