Where does “anǣlan” come from?

anǣlan (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic ana, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

Ancestry of “anǣlan”, step by step

anǣlan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic ana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Proto-Germanic ailijaną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicailijanąto kindle
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eydʰ-to ignite; fire

Words derived from “anǣlan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ana →
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