Where does “און” come from?

און (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German unt, from Old High German unti, from Proto-Germanic andi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

און (Yiddish): and

Definitions

  1. and

Ancestry of “און”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanuntand
2Old High Germanuntiand
3Proto-Germanicandiin addition, furthermore, and
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntiopposite; near; in front
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

Words derived from “און”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts →