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From Middle English on-, from Old English on-, an-, from Proto-West Germanic *ana-, from Proto-Germanic *an-, *ana- (“on-”), from Proto-Indo-European *ano-, *nō- (“on”). Cognate with Dutch aan-, German an-, Swedish an-. Doublet of ana-.
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1888; pinned HTML transcription updated October 28, 2024- On-Middle English · word_on_prefix_1
On-, prefix (1), standing for On, prep.
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On-, prefix (2), standing for AS. and-, against, in return, toward.—AS. on-, ond-, and-, Goth. and-, anda-; cp. OHG. ant- (ent-).
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On-, prefix (3), with negative force; see Un- 1.
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On-, prefix (4), before verbs; see Un- 2.
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