Where does “afanē” come from?

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

Ancestry of “afanē”, step by step

afanē traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic ana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Proto-Germanic afa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicafa

Words derived from “afanē

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-Every word from Proto-Germanic ana