One etymology

English

English word one comes from Proto-Germanic *an (On, onto (+accusative) onto. (+dative) on, upon.), Proto-Germanic *ana

Etymology of one

Detailed word origin of one

Dictionary entry Language Definition
*an Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) On, onto (+accusative) onto. (+dative) on, upon.
*ana Proto-Germanic (gem-pro)
an Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) A; an (indefinite article) Lone. Sole (cardinal) one.
oan Middle English (1100-1500) (enm)
one English (en) (cardinal) The number represented by the Arabic numeral 1; the numerical value equal to that cardinal number.. (mathematics) The ordinality of an element which has no predecessor, usually called first or number one.. (number theory) The first positive number in the set of natural numbers.. (set theory) The cardinality of the smallest nonempty set. (obsolete, transitive) To cause to become [...]

Words with the same origin as one

Descendants of *an

abroad ace and awake only round

Descendants of *ana

about again