Where does “Anadrin” come from?

Anadrin (Albanian) comes from Albanian Drin, from Luxembourgish drun, from Luxembourgish un, from Old High German āna, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an, from Proto-Germanic ana, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

Ancestry of “Anadrin”, step by step

Anadrin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian Drin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AlbanianDrin—
2Luxembourgishdrunthereon; on it, on that
3Luxembourgishunon; at; to
4Old High Germanānawithout
5Proto-West Germanicanaon
6Proto-Germanic*an—
7Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Albanian anë

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniananëside; edge; verge, brink
2Proto-AlbaniananTādesire, inclination, pleasure
3Proto-Albaniananjato breathe
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁‑to breathe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ana →Every word from Proto-Germanic *an →