Where does “ānlīċ” come from?

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

ānlīċ (Old English): only

Definitions

  1. only

Ancestry of “ānlīċ”, step by step

ānlīċ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English ān

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

via Proto-Germanic ainalīkaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicainalīkaz—

Words derived from “ānlīċ”

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