Where does “anna” come from?
anna (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse anna, from Proto-Germanic azanōną, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
anna (Icelandic): definite genitive plural of á; definite genitive...
Definitions
- definite genitive plural of á; definite genitive...
Ancestry of “anna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | anna | to be able to do; to bring to completion |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | azanōną | to harvest, reap, labor |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 7 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |