Where does “än” come from?

än (North Frisian) comes from Old Frisian and, from Old Frisian ende, from Proto-West Germanic andī, from Proto-Germanic andijaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂entíos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

än (North Frisian): and

Definitions

  1. and

Ancestry of “än”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianandand
2Old Frisianende—
3Proto-West Germanicandīend
4Proto-Germanicandijazend
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂entíosfront; forehead
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂entíos →