Where does “aning” come from?
aning (Swedish) comes from Norwegian Bokmål ane, from Norwegian Bokmål ånde, from Danish ånde, from Old Danish andæ, from Old Norse andi, from Proto-Germanic anadô, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ — to breathe.
aning (Swedish): suspicion, idea, notion
Definitions
- suspicion, idea, notion
Ancestry of “aning”, step by step
aning traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål ane
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | ane | guess, sense introducing a proposition of uncertain plausibility |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | ånde | breath; to breathe |
| 3 | Danish | ånde | breath; breathe |
| 4 | Old Danish | andæ | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | andi | breath; aspiration; spirit, soul 1871, C.R.... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | anadô | breath; spirit; zeal |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enh₁‑ | to breathe |