An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/einzeln
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einzeln, adj. and adv. (in Suab. and Bav. einzächt), ‘single(ly), sole(ly), individual(ly),’ from the equiv. MidHG. einzel, a modification of the older and more frequent einlütze, OHG. einluzzi, ‘single, alone’; comp. Thur., and Sax. eelitzg (êlizχ), ‘unmarried,’ from MidHG. einlützec (OHG. einluzzo), ‘unmarried.’ The second component belongs to ModHG. Loos (OHG. hlioȥȥan); OHG. ein-luzzi, ‘one whose lot stands alone.’ Comp. also OIc. eínhlítr, ‘single’?