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Where does “ōnon” come from?

ōnon (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic aunōn, from Proto-Germanic aunōną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂egʷnós, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

Ancestry of “ōnon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicaunōnto lamb, yean
2Proto-Germanicaunōnąto lamb, yean
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂egʷnóslamb
4Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots

Words derived from “ōnon”

  • onen
  • ônen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →