Where does “an-” come from?

an- (Proto-Celtic) comes from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

an- (Proto-Celtic): un-, not

Definitions

  1. un-, not

Ancestry of “an-”, step by step

an- traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European n̥-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
2Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

via Proto-Indo-European weyd-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “an-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →