and-
Gothic edit
Romanization edit
and-
- Romanization of 𐌰𐌽𐌳-
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
Prefix edit
and-
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Middle English edit
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Etymology edit
From Old English and-, ond- (“against, back”), from Proto-West Germanic *anda-, from Proto-Germanic *and-, *anda-, *andi- (“across, opposite, against, away”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti (“across, forth”).
Cognate with Dutch ont-, German ant-, ent-, emp-, Icelandic and-, Gothic 𐌰𐌽𐌳- (and-), Latin ante (“before”), Ancient Greek ἀντί (antí, “against”).
Prefix edit
and-
References edit
- “and-”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse and-, from Proto-Germanic *anda-, *andi-. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- (“face, front”).
Prefix edit
and-
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “and-” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams edit
Old English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *anda-, from Proto-Germanic *andi-, representive of a combining form of and (“and”).
Cognate with Middle Dutch ont- (Dutch ont-), Old High German ant- (German ant-, ent-), Old Norse and- (Icelandic and- (“against, anti-, opposed to, in the face of”), Swedish an-), Gothic 𐌰𐌽𐌳- (and-).
Pronunciation edit
Prefix edit
and-
- against, opposing
- andsaca ― opponent, adversary
- in return, back
- andswaru ― answer, reply
- facing, toward
- andweard ― present time
- completely, fully
- without
Usage notes edit
This prefix was usually stressed; when unstressed, it weakened to an-, on-, or sometimes a-.
Synonyms edit
- ⁊ (symbol)
Derived terms edit
Old Norse edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *anda-, *andi-. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- (“face, forehead, front”).
Prefix edit
and-
Usage notes edit
The spellings an- or ann- are often used in compounds.
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
References edit
- and- in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
Old Saxon edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *anda-.
Pronunciation edit
Prefix edit
and-