and-
Gothic
Icelandic
Derived terms
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old English and-, ond- (βagainst, backβ), from Proto-West Germanic *anda-, from Proto-Germanic *and-, *anda-, *andi- (βacross, opposite, against, awayβ), from Proto-Indo-European *hβΓ©nti (βacross, forthβ).
Cognate with Dutch ont-, German ant-, ent-, emp-, Icelandic and-, Gothic π°π½π³- (and-), Latin ante (βbeforeβ), Ancient Greek αΌΞ½ΟΞ― (antΓ, βagainstβ).
References
- βand-β, in The Century Dictionary [β¦], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, βOCLC.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse and-, from Proto-Germanic *anda-, *andi-. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *hβent- (βface, frontβ).
Derived terms
References
- βand-β in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *anda-, from Proto-Germanic *andi-, representive of a combining form of and (βandβ).
Cognate with Middle Dutch ont- (Dutch ont-), Old High German ant- (German ant-, ent-), Old Norse and- (Icelandic and- (βagainst, anti-, opposed to, in the face ofβ), Swedish an-), Gothic π°π½π³- (and-).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ΛΙnd/
Prefix
and-
Usage notes
This prefix was usually stressed; when unstressed, it weakened to an-, on-, or sometimes a-.
Synonyms
- β (symbol)
Derived terms
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *anda-, *andi-. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *hβent- (βface, forehead, frontβ).
Prefix
and-
Usage notes
The spellings an- or ann- are often used in compounds.
Derived terms
References
- and- in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. ZoΓ«ga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.