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Where does “antaŭen” come from?

antaŭen (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto -n, from German -en, from Middle High German -en, from Old High German -īn, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

antaŭen (Esperanto): forward, forth

Definitions

  1. forward, forth

Ancestry of “antaŭen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperanto-naccusative ending; ending indicating destination:...
2German-enA suffix of verbs in their infinitive form; A...
3Middle High German-en—
4Old High German-īn—
5Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
6Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
7Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “antaŭen”

  • antaŭeniri
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