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Where does “ani” come from?

ani (Middle English) comes from Old English ǣniġ, from Proto-West Germanic *ainag.

ani (Middle English): any

Definitions

  1. any

Ancestry of “ani”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishǣniġany
2Proto-West Germanic*ainag—

Words derived from “ani”

  • anyone
  • anywhere
  • anyway
  • anyhow
  • anytime
  • anyways
  • anyplace
  • anywise
  • anycast
  • anywhen
  • anywhither
  • anyon
  • anyonic
  • anywhat
  • anywhence
  • anywhereness
  • anypony
  • any
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