Where does “hebama” come from?

hebama (Silesian) comes from German Hebamme, from Old High German hevanna, from Old High German āna, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an, from Proto-Germanic ana, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

hebama (Silesian): midwife

Definitions

  1. midwife

Ancestry of “hebama”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHebammemidwife
2Old High Germanhevannamidwife
3Old High Germanānawithout
4Proto-West Germanicanaon
5Proto-Germanic*an—
6Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ana →Every word from Proto-Germanic *an →