Where does “erains” come from?

erains (Old Prussian) comes from Old Prussian ains, from German ein, from Middle High German ein, from Old High German ein, from Proto-West Germanic ain, from Proto-Germanic ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

erains (Old Prussian): everyone

Definitions

  1. everyone

Ancestry of “erains”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Prussianainsone
2Germaneinone; a, an; indicating motion into something
3Middle High Germaneinone
4Old High Germaneinone; only
5Proto-West Germanicainone
6Proto-Germanicainazone; some
7Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
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