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)