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Where does “ana” come from?

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

ana (Proto-Germanic): on, at; on, onto; ana

Definitions

  1. on, at; on, onto; ana

Ancestry of “ana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

Words derived from “ana”

  • someone
  • anyone
  • onto
  • online
  • ongoing
  • onset
  • oneself
  • onward
  • onwards
  • ab
  • thereon
  • anesthesia
  • aback
  • onslaught
  • anon
  • whereon
  • onstage
  • ajar
  • roundabout
  • thereabouts
  • oncoming
  • hereabouts
  • onshore
  • anhydride
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