Where does “a-” come from?

a- (Yola) comes from Middle English a-, from Old English ā-, from Old English ar-, from Proto-West Germanic uʀ-, from Proto-Germanic uz-, from Proto-Indo-European uss-, from Proto-Indo-European uds-, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

a- (Yola): in, on, at; used to show a state, condition, or manner

Definitions

  1. in, on, at; used to show a state, condition, or manner

Ancestry of “a-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englisha-up, out, away; of; on, in
2Old Englishā-a-; away, out
3Old Englishar-—
4Proto-West Germanicuʀ-out, over; off, away
5Proto-Germanicuz-up, out
6Proto-Indo-Europeanuss-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanuds-up, out
8Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

Words derived from “a-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Indo-European uds- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European uss- →