Type Word & Element Usage Old Germanic (Hypothetical) Meaning & History Germanic word meaning "one" [1][2]. Related ItemsDetails Other Languages & Culturesen(Old Dutch) ein(Old High German) einn(Old Norse) Sources & References Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 11. Orel, Vladimir. A Handbook of Germanic Etymology. Brill, 2003, page 9.