an
Low German
/an/
preposition
Definitions
- on
- to, at
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Low German an (on) inherited from Old Saxon an inherited from Proto-Germanic *an (so, well, on, then, whether).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*an
Gloss
so, well, on, then, whether
Concept
Semantic Field
The physical world
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
井
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- hereon English
- on English
- on high English
- on-site English
- onballer English
- onfield English
- onglaze English
- ongoer English
- ongoing English
- onlap English
- online English
- onlooker English
- onpass English
- onscreen English
- onsell English
- onsetter English
- onshore English
- onside English
- onsides English
- onsight English
- onstage English
- onto English
- onward English
- onwards English
- pull up on English
- push up on English
- run up on English
- thereon English
- upon English
- whereon English
- *an Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂en- Proto-Indo-European
- anmode Norwegian Bokmål
- *an Proto-Germanic
- on Middle English
- an Danish
- anmode Danish
- 𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- an Middle Low German
- an Old Saxon
- oan Western Frisian
- on Old Frisian