Where does “an” come from?

an (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic an, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en — there.

an (Latin): or, or whether

Definitions

  1. or, or whether

Ancestry of “an”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italican—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enthere

Words derived from “an”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en →Every word from Proto-Italic an →