Where does “Ahnentafel” come from?

Ahnentafel (German) comes from German ahn, 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.

Ahnentafel (German): ahnentafel; genealogical chart

Definitions

  1. ahnentafel; genealogical chart

Ancestry of “Ahnentafel”, step by step

Ahnentafel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German ahn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanahnsingular imperative of ahnen
2Middle High Germananon
3Old High Germanānawithout
4Proto-West Germanicanaon
5Proto-Germanic*an
6Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via German tafel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantafelinflection of tafeln: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germantavel
3Old High Germantavala
4Old Italiantavola
5Latintabulatablet, sometimes a tablet covered with wax for...
6Proto-Italic*taðlāboard
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-Every word from Proto-Germanic anaEvery word from Proto-Germanic *an