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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]

  1. Combining form of *an.

Derived terms
Proto-Germanic terms prefixed with *ana-

Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *ana-
    • Old English: an-, on-
    • Old Frisian: an-
      • Saterland Frisian: an-
      • West Frisian: oan-
    • Old Saxon: ana-
    • Old Dutch: ana-
      • Middle Dutch:
    • Old High German: ana-
      • Middle High German:
  • Old Norse: á-
  • Gothic: 𐌰𐌽𐌰- (ana-)

References
  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*ana”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 26
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