Where does “an” come from?

an (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-Germanic *an, from Proto-Germanic ana, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

an (Old Saxon): on, in

Definitions

  1. on, in

Ancestry of “an”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*an—
2Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

Words derived from “an”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ana →Every word from Proto-Germanic *an →