Where does “onǣlan” come from?

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

onǣlan (Old English): to burn, ignite, set fire to, consume, heat,...

Definitions

  1. to burn, ignite, set fire to, consume, heat,...

Ancestry of “onǣlan”, step by step

onǣlan 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 “onǣlan”

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