Where does “oon” come from?

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

oon (Middle English): one; singly, by oneself, by itself

Definitions

  1. one; singly, by oneself, by itself

Ancestry of “oon”, step by step

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

Words derived from “oon”

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