Where does “an-” come from?

an- (Cornish) comes from Proto-Brythonic an-, from Proto-Celtic an-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

an- (Cornish): un-, non

Definitions

  1. un-, non

Ancestry of “an-”, step by step

an- traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Brythonic an-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonican-un-, not
2Proto-Celtican-un-, not
3Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
4Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

via Proto-Indo-European weh₂t-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₂t-excited, inspired; possessed, raging

Words derived from “an-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →