Where does “ane” come from?

ane (Scots) comes from Northern Middle English an, from Old English ān, from Proto-West Germanic ain, from Proto-Germanic ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

ane (Scots): one

Definitions

  1. one

Ancestry of “ane”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Middle Englishan—
2Old Englishānlonely; entirely alone, solitary, single; one
3Proto-West Germanicainone
4Proto-Germanicainazone; some
5Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

Words derived from “ane”

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