Where does “ahn” come from?

ahn (German) comes 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.

ahn (German): singular imperative of ahnen

Definitions

  1. singular imperative of ahnen

Ancestry of “ahn”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ahn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ana →Every word from Proto-Germanic *an →