Where does “ænig” come from?

ænig (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *ainag — only, sole.

ænig (Old English): any; anyone

Definitions

  1. any; anyone

Ancestry of “ænig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*ainagonly, sole
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *ainag
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