Where does “antydning” come from?
antydning (Danish) comes from Danish antyde, from German andeuten, from German an-, from German an, from Middle High German āne, from Old High German āna, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an — on, onto.
antydning (Danish): hint; suggestion; indication
Definitions
- hint; suggestion; indication
Ancestry of “antydning”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | antyde | To imply, to suggest |
| 2 | German | andeuten | to suggest or imply; to hint; to insinuate |
| 3 | German | an- | Separable verb prefix, on; Separable verb prefix,... |
| 4 | German | an | on; upon; at; in; against; by; near; close to;... |
| 5 | Middle High German | āne | without |
| 6 | Old High German | āna | without |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | ana | on |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *an | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |