Etymology of the English word lone
the English word
lonederived from the English word
alonederived from the English word
allderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*alnazderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*al-derived from the English word
alderived from the Hindi word
ālderived from the English word
aluminaderived from the New Latin word
aluminaderived from the Late Latin word
alumen (alum; astringent substance, potash alum)
using the English suffix
-iumderived from the English word
onederived from the English word
onderived from the English word
anderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*oi-no-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*ainazDate
The earliest known usage of lone in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
loan,
lonely,
loner,
lonesomeUsage
Word found in Old English, Modern English
