Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ana-

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Proto-Germanic_words_prefixed_with_*ana-' title='Category:Proto-Germanic words prefixed with *ana-'>Proto-Germanic words prefixed with *ana-</a>

Descendants

Old English: on-, an-
- Middle English: on-
  - English: on-, an-, a-
Old High German: ana-
Old Norse: á-
Gothic: 𐌰𐌽𐌰- (ana-)

References

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

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