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Where does “ana-” come from?

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

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Ancestry of “ana-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

Words derived from “ana-”

  • anafallan
  • anagin
  • anagiboran
  • anawani
  • anaginnan
  • anaklivan
  • anbrengian
  • anawerpan
  • anafang
  • anafangon
  • anagangan
  • anatihtig
  • anastotan
  • anaginni
  • anaginiman
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