Where does “איין” come from?

איין (Yiddish) comes from Old High German ein, from Proto-West Germanic ain, from Proto-Germanic ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

איין (Yiddish): one

Definitions

  1. one

Ancestry of “איין”, step by step

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

Words derived from “איין”

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