Where does “ond-” come from?

ond- (Old English) comes 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.

ond- (Old English): against, back

Definitions

  1. against, back

Ancestry of “ond-”, step by step

ond- traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic anda-

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

via Proto-Germanic andi-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicandi-against; across, opposite, against, away
2Livonianurj-fin-pro:*enci—

via Proto-Germanic and-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicand-—

Words derived from “ond-”

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