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Where does “antaŭeniri” come from?

antaŭeniri (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto antaŭen, 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.

antaŭeniri (Esperanto): to go / move forward, advance

Definitions

  1. to go / move forward, advance

Ancestry of “antaŭeniri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoantaŭenforward, forth
2Esperanto-naccusative ending; ending indicating destination:...
3German-enA suffix of verbs in their infinitive form; A...
4Middle High German-en—
5Old High German-īn—
6Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
7Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
8Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
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