Where does “ane” come from?

ane (Danish) comes from Middle High German āne, 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.

ane (Danish): forefather; guess; suspect

Definitions

  1. forefather; guess; suspect

Ancestry of “ane”, step by step

ane traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German āne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanānewithout
2Old High Germanānawithout
3Proto-West Germanicanaon
4Proto-Germanic*an—
5Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via German Ahnen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAhnenplural of Ahn
2Middle High Germananen—

Words derived from “ane”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →