Where does “ant” come from?

ant (Middle High German) comes from Old High German enita, from Old High German anut, from Proto-West Germanic anad, from Old Irish anaid, from Proto-Celtic anati, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énh₁ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁- — to breathe.

ant (Middle High German): duck

Definitions

  1. duck

Ancestry of “ant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanenitaduck
2Old High Germananut—
3Proto-West Germanicanadduck
4Old Irishanaidto stay, remain; to wait; to resist, to withstand
5Proto-Celticanatito pause; to remain
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énh₁tito breathe
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁-to breathe

Words derived from “ant”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énh₁ti →Every word from Proto-Celtic anati →