Where does “an-” come from?

an- (Welsh) comes from Middle Welsh an-, from Proto-Brythonic an-, from Proto-Celtic an-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

an- (Welsh): not, un-, non-, an-, dis-; intensive prefix; in-

Definitions

  1. not, un-, non-, an-, dis-; intensive prefix; in-

Ancestry of “an-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Welshan-un-, not
2Proto-Brythonican-un-, not
3Proto-Celtican-un-, not
4Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
5Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

Words derived from “an-”

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