Where does “אן” come from?
אן (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German an, from Old High German āna, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an, from Proto-Germanic ana, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.
אן (Yiddish): ' Unpointed form of אַן; ' Unpointed form of אָן
Definitions
- ' Unpointed form of אַן; ' Unpointed form of אָן
Ancestry of “אן”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | an | on |
| 2 | Old High German | āna | without |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | ana | on |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *an | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |