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
Ancestry of “anafang”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Saxon | ana- | Forming verbs and adjectives from participles and... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |