Where does “onhycgan” come from?

onhycgan (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.

onhycgan (Old English): to consider; to reflect on

Definitions

  1. to consider; to reflect on

Ancestry of “onhycgan”, step by step

onhycgan 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 hycgan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhycganto think; to think about, to consider
2Proto-West Germanichuggjanto think
3Proto-Germanichugjanąto think, consider
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ana →Every word from Proto-Germanic *an →