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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

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

Words derived from “onǣlan”

  • anneal
  • reanneal
  • annealer
  • anele
  • annealable
  • nonannealable
  • anelen
  • onelen
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