Where does “Ahn” come from?

Ahn (German) comes from Middle High German an, 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.

Ahn (German): ancestor

Definitions

  1. ancestor

Ancestry of “Ahn”, step by step

Ahn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German an

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

via Middle High German ane

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germananewithout
2Old High Germananagrandmother; at; on

Words derived from “Ahn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ana →Every word from Proto-Germanic *an →