Where does “anaginnan” come from?

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

anaginnan (Old Saxon): to start, begin

Definitions

  1. to start, begin

Ancestry of “anaginnan”, 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 anaEvery word from Old Saxon ana-