Where does “anagram” come from?
anagram (Swedish) comes from Swedish ana, from German Ahnen, from Middle High German anen.
anagram (Swedish): anagram
Definitions
- anagram
Ancestry of “anagram”, step by step
anagram traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish ana
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | ana | to guess, to believe that something will happen,... |
| 2 | German | Ahnen | plural of Ahn |
| 3 | Middle High German | anen | — |
via Swedish gram
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | gram | gram unit of mass |