Where does “an-” come from?

an- (German) comes 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.

an- (German): Separable verb prefix, on; Separable verb prefix,...

Definitions

  1. Separable verb prefix, on; Separable verb prefix,...

Ancestry of “an-”, step by step

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

Words derived from “an-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →