Where does “and-” come from?

and- (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse and-, from Germanic *anda-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

and- (Norwegian Nynorsk): against, opposite

Definitions

  1. against, opposite

Ancestry of “and-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseand-opposite, against, towards; hostile, adverse
2Germanic*anda-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntiopposite; near; in front
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

Words derived from “and-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts →