Where does “oncweþan” come from?

oncweþan (Old English) comes from Old English on, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an, from Proto-Germanic ana, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

oncweþan (Old English): to respond, to answer

Definitions

  1. to respond, to answer

Ancestry of “oncweþan”, step by step

oncweþan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English on

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishonon, in, at, among; from
2Proto-West Germanicanaon
3Proto-Germanic*an—
4Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Old English cweþan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcweþanto say
2Proto-West Germanic*kweþanto say, speak
3Proto-Germanickweþanąto say
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷét-resin, gum
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ana →Every word from Proto-Germanic *an →