Where does “אַ” come from?

אַ (Yiddish) comes 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.

אַ (Yiddish): a, an

Definitions

  1. a, an

Ancestry of “אַ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germaneinone
2Old High Germaneinone; only
3Proto-West Germanicainone
4Proto-Germanicainazone; some
5Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

Words derived from “אַ”

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