Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ana-

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From pre-Germanic *h₂enh̥́₂-. Cognate with Ancient Greek ἀνα- (ana-).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɑn.ɑ/

Prefix

*ana-^[1]

Combining form of *an.

Derived terms

Proto-Germanic terms prefixed with *ana-

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *ana-
- Old English: an-, on-
  - Middle English: on-
    - English: on-, an-, a-
- Old Frisian: an-
  - Saterland Frisian: an-
  - West Frisian: oan-
- Old Saxon: ana-
  - Middle Low German: ane-
    - German Low German: an-
- Old Dutch: ana-
  - Middle Dutch:
    - Dutch: aan-
- Old High German: ana-
  - Middle High German:
    - German: an-
Old Norse: á-
- Icelandic: á-
Gothic: 𐌰𐌽𐌰- (ana-)

References

^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*ana”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 26

[1] Guus Kroonen (2013) “*ana”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 26

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