Where does “anad” come from?

anad (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Old Irish anaid, from Proto-Celtic anati, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énh₁ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁- — to breathe.

anad (Proto-West Germanic): duck

Definitions

  1. duck

Ancestry of “anad”, step by step

anad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Irish anaid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishanaidto stay, remain; to wait; to resist, to withstand
2Proto-Celticanatito pause; to remain
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énh₁tito breathe
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁-to breathe

via Proto-Germanic anadz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicanadzduck
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énh₂tsduck

Words derived from “anad”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énh₁ti →Every word from Proto-Celtic anati →