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English word only comes from Old English ānlīċ
ānlīċ (Old English)
anely (Middle English)
only (English)
(obsolete) Mere.. Alone in a category.. Singularly superior; the best.. Without sibling; without a sibling of the same gender. (obsolete) Above all others; particularly.. As recently as.. No more than; just.. Without others or anything further; exclusively. An only child. But; except.. Under the condition that; but.