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Where does “Anbeterin” come from?

Anbeterin (German) comes from German Anbeter, from German anbeten, from German an-, from German an, from Middle High German āne, from Old High German āna, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an — on, onto.

Anbeterin (German): female equivalent of Anbeter

Definitions

  1. female equivalent of Anbeter

Ancestry of “Anbeterin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAnbeterworshipper
2Germananbetento worship, to adore
3Germanan-Separable verb prefix, on; Separable verb prefix,...
4Germananon; upon; at; in; against; by; near; close to;...
5Middle High Germanānewithout
6Old High Germanānawithout
7Proto-West Germanicanaon
8Proto-Germanic*an—
9Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

Words derived from “Anbeterin”

  • Gottesanbeterin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →