Where does “sa higdaanan” come from?

sa higdaanan (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano higdaanan, from Middle English anan, from Old English on, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an, from Proto-Germanic ana, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

sa higdaanan (Cebuano): abed

Definitions

  1. abed

Ancestry of “sa higdaanan”, step by step

sa higdaanan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano higdaanan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanohigdaananbed
2Middle Englishanan—
3Old Englishonon, in, at, among; from
4Proto-West Germanicanaon
5Proto-Germanic*an—
6Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Cebuano sa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanosaof
2Proto-Germanic*sa—
3Proto-Austronesian*əsa—
4Proto-Oceanic*isa—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ana →Every word from Proto-Germanic *an →