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English word origin

Etymology of and

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Proto-Germanic *andi Old English and Middle English and English and Inher

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
noun

In rhythm, the second half of a divided beat.

conj

Used simply to connect two noun phrases, adjectives or adverbs. · Simply connecting two clauses or sentences. · Introducing a clause or sentence which follows on in time or consequence from the first. · Yet; but.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Proto-Germanic *andi Old English and Middle English and English and Inherited from Middle English and, an, from Old English and, ond, end, from Proto-West Germanic *andi, from Proto-Germanic *andi, *anþi, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti (“facing opposite, near, in front of, before”). Cognate with Scots an (“and”), North Frisian än (“and”), Saterland Frisian un (“and”), West Frisian en (“and”), Dutch en, ende (“and”), German und (“and”), German Low German on, un (“and”), Luxembourgish an (“and”), Vilamovian an, ana (“and”), Yiddish און (un), אונ (un), אונד (und), אונ׳ (un', “and”), Danish end (“still; ever; even”), Faroese enn (“still, yet”), Icelandic en (“and”), enn (“still, yet”), Norwegian Bokmål enn (“and”), Norwegian Nynorsk en, enn (“and”), Swedish än (“still, yet”), Albanian edhe (“and”) (dialectal ênde, ênne), ende (“still, yet, therefore”), Latin ante (“opposite, in front of”), Ancient Greek ἀντί (antí, “opposite, facing”). Doublet of an ("if").

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  • Root classification mention*h₂en-ine-pro
  • Inherited-form mentionandenm
  • Inherited-form mentionandang
  • Inherited-form mention*andigmw-pro
  • Inherited-form mention*andigem-pro
  • Inherited-form mention*h₂éntiine-pro
  • Cognate mentionansco
  • Cognate mentionänfrr
  • Cognate mentionunstq
  • Cognate mentionenfy
  • Cognate mentionennl
  • Cognate mentionundde
  • Cognate mentionanlb
  • Cognate mentionanwym
  • Cognate mentionאוןyi
  • Cognate mentionendda
  • Cognate mentionennfo
  • Cognate mentionenis
  • Cognate mentionennnb
  • Cognate mentionennn
  • Cognate mentionänsv
  • Cognate mentionedhesq
  • Cognate mentionantela
  • Cognate mentionἀντίgrc
  • Doublet mentionanen

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
noun

Breath. · Sea smoke; steam fog.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Inherited from Middle English ande, from Old English anda (“grudge, enmity, malice, envy, hatred, anger, zeal, annoyance, vexation; zeal; injury, mischief; fear, horror”) and Old Norse andi (“breath, wind, spirit”); both from Proto-Germanic *anadô (“breath, anger, zeal”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁- (“to breathe, blow”). Cognate with German Ahnd, And (“woe, grief”), Danish ånde (“breath”), Swedish anda, ande (“spirit, breath, wind, ingenuity, intellect”), Icelandic andi (“spirit”), Albanian ëndë (“pleasure, delight”), Latin animus (“spirit, soul”). Related to onde.

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Source etymology 3

Original entry ↗
verb

To breathe; whisper; devise; imagine.

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Inherited from Middle English anden, from Old English andian (“to be envious or jealous, envy”) and Old Norse anda (“to breathe”); both from Proto-Germanic *anadōną (“to breathe, sputter”). Cognate with German ahnden (“to avenge, punish”), Danish ånde (“to breathe”), Swedish andas (“to breathe”), Icelandic anda (“to breathe”). See above.

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