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Where does “Anfang” come from?

Anfang (German) comes from Middle High German anvanc, from Old High German anafang.

Anfang (German): start, beginning, origin

Definitions

  1. start, beginning, origin

Ancestry of “Anfang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germananvanc—
2Old High Germananafang—

Words derived from “Anfang”

  • Sommeranfang
  • Satzanfang
  • Winteranfang
  • anfangs
  • Anfangsbuchstabe
  • Wortanfang
  • anfänglich
  • Anfangszustand
  • Herbstanfang
  • Neuanfang
  • anfangi
  • anfang
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