English word one comes from Proto-Germanic *an (On, onto (+accusative) onto. (+dative) on, upon.), Proto-Germanic *ana
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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*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 [...] |