Where does “Antlitz” come from?

Antlitz (German) comes from Middle High German antlitze, from Old High German antlizzi, from Proto-West Germanic andawliti, from Proto-Germanic andawlitją, from Proto-Germanic anda-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- — on, onto.

Antlitz (German): countenance, face

Definitions

  1. countenance, face

Ancestry of “Antlitz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanantlitze—
2Old High Germanantlizziface, countenance
3Proto-West Germanicandawlitiform, appearance, countenance, face
4Proto-Germanicandawlitjąappearance, form; face
5Proto-Germanicanda-against, opposing; un-, de-
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntiopposite; near; in front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts →