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    The etymology of the word "one" traces it back to the Old English "ān", which comes from Proto-Germanic origins and is related to words for "one" in other Germanic languages like German and Dutch. While its exact Proto-Germanic origin is uncertain, it is believed to be connected to the Proto-Indo-European root "ōynos" that also gave rise to words meaning "one" in other Indo-European languages such as Latin and Greek.

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    The etymology of the word "one" traces it back to the Old English "ān", which comes from Proto-Germanic origins and is related to words for "one" in other Germanic languages like German and Dutch. While its exact Proto-Germanic origin is uncertain, it is believed to be connected to the Proto-Indo-European root "ōynos" that also gave rise to words meaning "one" in other Indo-European languages such as Latin and Greek.

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    The word "one" comes from Old English "ān", which is of Germanic origin. It is related to similar words in
    other Germanic languages such as German "eins" and Dutch "een". The origin of the Proto-Germanic word is
    uncertain, but it is thought to be related to the Proto-Indo-European root "ōynos", which also gave rise to
    words for "one" in other Indo-European languages such as Latin "unus" and Greek "hen".

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