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English word origin

Etymology of annet

From Middle English ende, enede, from Old English ened, æned (“drake, duck”), from Proto-West Germanic *anad (“duck”), from Proto-Germanic *anadz (“duck”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énh₂ts (“duck”). Cognate with Saterl

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Unnumbered source etymology

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noun

A duck or drake. · The common eider (Somateria mollissima). · A black-legged kittiwake. · A silly fellow; gull.

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

From Middle English ende, enede, from Old English ened, æned (“drake, duck”), from Proto-West Germanic *anad (“duck”), from Proto-Germanic *anadz (“duck”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énh₂ts (“duck”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Oante (“duck”), West Frisian ein (“duck”), Dutch eend (“duck”), German Low German Aant (“duck”), German Ente (“duck”), Norwegian and Swedish and (“duck, mallard”), Icelandic önd (“duck”), Latin anas (“duck, drake”), Lithuanian antis (“duck, mallard”), Russian у́тка (útka, “duck”), Sanskrit आति (ātí, “aquatic bird”).

Relationships mentioned by the source

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  • Inherited-form mentionendeenm
  • Inherited-form mentionenedang
  • Inherited-form mention*anadgmw-pro · duck
  • Inherited-form mention*anadzgem-pro · duck
  • Inherited-form mention*h₂énh₂tsine-pro · duck
  • Cognate mentionOantestq · duck
  • Cognate mentioneinfy · duck
  • Cognate mentioneendnl · duck
  • Cognate mentionEntede · duck
  • Cognate mentionandsv · duck, mallard
  • Cognate mentionöndis · duck
  • Cognate mentionanasla · duck, drake
  • Cognate mentionantislt · duck, mallard
  • Cognate mentionу́ткаru · duck
  • Cognate mentionआतिsa · aquatic bird
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