Where does “ean” come from?

Ean comes from Middle English enen, from Old English ēanian, from Proto-Germanic aunōną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂egʷnós combined with ḱóm and the suffix -nós.

ean (English): To bring forth young; to yean

Definitions

  1. To bring forth young; to yean

Ancestry of “ean”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishenenTo give birth; to yean
2Old Englishēanianto give birth (to lambs)
3Proto-West Germanicgaaunōnto lamb, yean
4Proto-Germanicaunōnąto lamb, yean
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂egʷnóslamb
6Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots

Words derived from “ean”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂egʷnós →Every word from Proto-Germanic aunōną →