Where does “an” come from?

an (Middle High German) comes 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.

an (Middle High German): on

Definitions

  1. on

Ancestry of “an”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanānawithout
2Proto-West Germanicanaon
3Proto-Germanic*an—
4Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

Words derived from “an”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ana →Every word from Proto-Germanic *an →