Where does “ant-” come from?
ant- (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic andi-, from Livonian urj-fin-pro:*enci.
Ancestry of “ant-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | andi- | against; across, opposite, against, away |
| 2 | Livonian | urj-fin-pro:*enci | — |