Where does “onstellan” come from?

onstellan (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.

onstellan (Old English): to establish, initiate, give rise to, set foot...

Definitions

  1. to establish, initiate, give rise to, set foot...

Ancestry of “onstellan”, step by step

onstellan 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 stellan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishstellanto set, to place
2Proto-West Germanicstalljanto put, to place
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ana →Every word from Proto-Germanic *an →