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Where does “undran” come from?

undran (Swedish) comes from Swedish än, from English on, from Middle English on, from Old English on, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an, from Proto-Germanic ana, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

undran (Swedish): a curiosity, a query, a question

Definitions

  1. a curiosity, a query, a question

Ancestry of “undran”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishänstill, yet; no matter; than; in comparisons,...
2EnglishonIn the state of being active, functioning or...
3Middle Englishonon, in; on; Alternative form of oon
4Old Englishonon, in, at, among; from
5Proto-West Germanicanaon
6Proto-Germanic*an—
7Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →