Where does “án” come from?

án (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic þan, from Proto-Germanic þam, from Proto-Indo-European tóm, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.

án (Old Norse): without

Definitions

  1. without

Ancestry of “án”, step by step

án traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic þan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþanthen, at that time
2Proto-Germanicþam—
3Proto-Indo-Europeantóm—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that

via Old Norse ón

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseónhope, expectation
2Proto-Germanicēnuwithout
3Proto-Indo-Europeananewwithout

via Proto-Norse *ᚨᚾᚢ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Norse*ᚨᚾᚢ—

Words derived from “án”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European só →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tóm →Every word from Proto-Germanic þam →