Where does “onie” come from?

onie (Scots) comes from Middle English ani, from Old English ǣniġ, from Proto-West Germanic *ainag — only, sole.

onie (Scots): any

Definitions

  1. any

Ancestry of “onie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishaniany
2Old Englishǣniġany
3Proto-West Germanic*ainagonly, sole
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *ainag →Every word from Old English ǣniġ →Every word from Middle English ani →