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
Ancestry of “an-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Brythonic | an- | un-, not |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | an- | un-, not |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥- | not, un- |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |