Where does “an” come from?

an (Luxembourgish) comes from Proto-Germanic in, from Proto-Indo-European én — in.

an (Luxembourgish): and; in

Definitions

  1. and; in

Ancestry of “an”, step by step

an traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic in

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicinin; into
2Proto-Indo-Europeanénin

via Old High German indi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanindi—

Words derived from “an”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European én →Every word from Proto-Germanic in →