Where does “anafangon” come from?

anafangon (Old Saxon) comes from Old Saxon ana, from Proto-Germanic an, from Proto-Germanic h₂enh̥₂, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

anafangon (Old Saxon): to seize

Definitions

  1. to seize

Ancestry of “anafangon”, step by step

anafangon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Saxon ana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonana
2Proto-Germanicanon, upon; onto; on, onto
3Proto-Germanich₂enh̥₂
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Old Saxon fangon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonfangon
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-Every word from Proto-Germanic h₂enh̥₂Every word from Proto-Germanic an
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