Where does “ænlic” come from?

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

ænlic (Old English): only, sole; unique, peerless; incomparable,...

Definitions

  1. only, sole; unique, peerless; incomparable,...

Ancestry of “ænlic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishānlonely; entirely alone, solitary, single; one
2Proto-West Germanicainone
3Proto-Germanicainazone; some
4Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Germanic ainaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic ain →