Where does “anlec” come from?

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

anlec (Old English): respect, onlook, regard; consideration

Definitions

  1. respect, onlook, regard; consideration

Ancestry of “anlec”, step by step

anlec 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 Old English lēċ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlēċa look
2Proto-West Germanic*laikanto jump around, play
3Proto-Germaniclaikanąto jump, play, move, swing about
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Germanic ainaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic ain →