Where does “ana-” come from?

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

ana- (Proto-West Germanic): Forming verbs and adjectives from participles and...

Definitions

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Ancestry of “ana-”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ana-”

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