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Where does “ēn” come from?

ēn (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-Germanic ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

ēn (Old Frisian): one

Definitions

  1. one

Ancestry of “ēn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicainazone; some
2Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

Words derived from “ēn”

  • Ienje
  • ien
  • in
  • iental
  • Ienje
  • an
  • aan
  • äänelk
  • een
  • iaan
  • iinj
  • jen
  • ån
  • ian
  • een
  • jaan
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