Etymology of at

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗

noun

The at sign (@).

verb

Rare form of @; to reply to or talk to someone, either online or face-to-face. (from the practice of targeting a message or reply to someone online by writing @name)

prep

In, near, or in the general vicinity of (a particular place). · Attending (an educational institution). · Working for (a company) or in (a place or situation). · Indicating distance or direction relative to the speaker.

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

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Germanic *at Old English æt Middle English at English at From Middle English at, from Old English æt (“at, near, by, toward”), from Proto-West Germanic *at, from Proto-Germanic *at (“at, near, to”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd (“near, at”). Cognate with Scots at (“at”), North Frisian äät, äit, et, it (“at”), Danish at (“to”), Swedish åt (“for, toward”), Norwegian åt (“to”), Faroese at (“at, to, toward”), Icelandic að (“to, towards”), Gothic 𐌰𐍄 (at, “at”), Latin ad (“to, near”).

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Inherited-form mentionatenm
Inherited-form mentionætang · at, near, by, toward
Inherited-form mention*atgmw-pro
Inherited-form mention*atgem-pro · at, near, to
Inherited-form mention*h₂édine-pro · near, at
Cognate mentionatsco · at
Cognate mentionäätfrr
Cognate mentionatda · to
Cognate mentionåtsv · for, toward
Cognate mentionåtno · to
Cognate mentionatfo · at, to, toward
Cognate mentionaðis · to, towards
Cognate mention𐌰𐍄got · at
Cognate mentionadla · to, near

This page abbreviates 17 auxiliary source items. The etymology narrative is not shortened. Omission counts are available in the audit fields below; consult the original for complete auxiliary material.

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