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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.

Ancestry of “ānlīċ”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ānlīċ”

  • onely
  • oneliness
  • onlyborn
  • read-only
  • anely
  • oonly
  • onli
  • onlych
  • onelich
  • only
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