Where does “and” come from?

and (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic andom, from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥dó, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

and (Old Irish): third-person singular masculine/neuter dative of...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular masculine/neuter dative of...

Ancestry of “and”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticandomthere
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁n̥dóinto, inside
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “and

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥dóEvery word from Proto-Celtic andom