Where does “oonly” come from?

oonly (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.

oonly (Middle English): alone, apart; only, sole, unique; peerless,...

Definitions

  1. alone, apart; only, sole, unique; peerless,...

Ancestry of “oonly”, step by step

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

Words derived from “oonly”

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