Where does “an-” come from?

an- (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish an-, from Proto-Celtic an-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

an- (Scottish Gaelic): un-, anti-; bad, unnatural; Used to emphasise the...

Definitions

  1. un-, anti-; bad, unnatural; Used to emphasise the...

Ancestry of “an-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishan-un-, not; very
2Proto-Celtican-un-, not
3Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
4Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

Words derived from “an-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →Every word from Old Irish an- →