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Where does “*an” come from?
*an (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic ana, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.
Ancestry of “*an”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Germanic
ana
on, at; on, onto; ana
2
Proto-Indo-European
h₂en-
on, onto
Words derived from “*an”
a
as
on
an
one
A
upon
back
among
One
alone
met
meet
someone
unless
o
anyone
onto
whereas
background
won
joint
online
meat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →