Where does “Ethanal” come from?

Ethanal (German) comes from German Ethan, from German an, from Middle High German āne, 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.

Ethanal (German): ethanal, acetaldehyde

Definitions

  1. ethanal, acetaldehyde

Ancestry of “Ethanal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEthanethane
2Germananon; upon; at; in; against; by; near; close to;...
3Middle High Germanānewithout
4Old High Germanānawithout
5Proto-West Germanicanaon
6Proto-Germanic*an—
7Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →