Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/an
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Proto-Germanic[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Indo-European *h₂én (“up, on high”), but the exact formation is disputed due to the final vowel in descendants that reflect *ana. According to Kroonen, who derives both *an and *ana from a pre-Germanic *h₂enh̥₂, the final vowel was lost by regular sound change but remained in compound forms, whence it was restored in some of the daughter languages.[1] Alternative explanations for the final vowel include a fossilized suffix *-o/*-ó of uncertain (allative?) function, as in *anda.
Pronunciation[edit]
Preposition[edit]
*an[1]
Adverb[edit]
*an[1]
Descendants[edit]
- Proto-West Germanic: *an, *ana
- Proto-Norse: ᚨᚾ (an), ᚨᚾᚨ (ana)
- Gothic: 𐌰𐌽𐌰 (ana)