Where does “onirnan” come from?

onirnan (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.

onirnan (Old English): to spring open, give way, yield

Definitions

  1. to spring open, give way, yield

Ancestry of “onirnan”, step by step

onirnan 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 irnan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishirnanAlternative form of rinnan; to run
2Old Englishrinnanto run
3Proto-West Germanic*rinnanto run, to flow
4Proto-Germanicrinnanąto run, to rush; to flow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ér-to move, to stir
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ana →Every word from Proto-Germanic *an →