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Where does “anda-” come from?

anda- (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₂énti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

anda- (Proto-Germanic): against, opposing; un-, de-

Definitions

  1. against, opposing; un-, de-

Ancestry of “anda-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntiopposite; near; in front
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

Words derived from “anda-”

  • along
  • answer
  • alongside
  • dread
  • answering
  • answerable
  • unanswerable
  • longshore
  • longa
  • unbind
  • longshoreman
  • answereth
  • alongshore
  • answerability
  • answerer
  • unanswerably
  • answerphone
  • unanswering
  • singalong
  • answerest
  • adread
  • tagalong
  • answerably
  • answerless
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