Where does “an-” come from?

an- (Middle Welsh) comes from Proto-Brythonic an-, from Proto-Celtic an-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

an- (Middle Welsh): un-, not

Definitions

  1. un-, not

Ancestry of “an-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonican-un-, not
2Proto-Celtican-un-, not
3Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
4Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

Words derived from “an-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →Every word from Proto-Celtic an- →
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