an-
English
prefix
Definitions
- (alt form) on-
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English an- (on) inherited from Old English an- (on) derived from Proto-Germanic *ana- (on, on-).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*ana-
Gloss
on, on-
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- anhydroecgonine English
- anhydrovinblastine English
- anslaight English
- ecgonine English
- hydro- English
- slaight English
- vinblastine English
- *gʰrebʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *ana- Proto-Germanic
- an- Old English
- an- Middle English
- anelen Middle English
- elen Middle English
- sleight Middle English
- á- Old Norse
- aen Middle Dutch
- slag Middle Dutch
- *angrīpan Frankish