Where does “anafang” come from?

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

anafang (Old Saxon): embrace

Definitions

  1. embrace

Ancestry of “anafang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonana-Forming verbs and adjectives from participles and...
2Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ana →Every word from Old Saxon ana- →