Where does “andswerian” come from?

andswerian (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic andaswarjaną, from Proto-Germanic anda-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

andswerian (Old English): to answer

Definitions

  1. to answer

Ancestry of “andswerian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicandaswarjanąto answer
2Proto-Germanicanda-against, opposing; un-, de-
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntiopposite; near; in front
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

Words derived from “andswerian”

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