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
- to establish, initiate, give rise to, set foot...
Ancestry of “onstellan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | on | on, in, at, among; from |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | ana | on |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *an | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |