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Where does “hevanna” come from?

hevanna (Old High German) comes from Old High German āna, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an, from Proto-Germanic ana, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

hevanna (Old High German): midwife

Definitions

  1. midwife

Ancestry of “hevanna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanānawithout
2Proto-West Germanicanaon
3Proto-Germanic*an—
4Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

Words derived from “hevanna”

  • Hebanne
  • Hebamme
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