Where does “Anni” come from?

Anni (Greenlandic) comes from Danish ane, 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.

Ancestry of “Anni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishaneforefather; guess; suspect
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 “Anni”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →