and-
Gothic
Romanization
and-
- romanization of 𐌰𐌽𐌳-
Icelandic
Etymology
Prefix
and-
Derived terms
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old English and-, ond- (“against, back”), from Proto-West Germanic *anda-, from Proto-Germanic *and-, *anda-, *andi- (“across, opposite, against, away”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti (“across, forth”).
Cognate with Dutch ont-, German ant-, ent-, emp-, Icelandic and-, Gothic 𐌰𐌽𐌳- (and-), Latin ante (“before”), Ancient Greek ἀντί (antí, “against”).
Prefix
and-
References
- William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “and-”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse and-, from Proto-Germanic *anda-, *andi-. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- (“face, front”).
Prefix
and-
Derived terms
References
- “and-” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *anda-, from Proto-Germanic *andi-, representative of a combining form of and (“and”).
Cognate with Middle Dutch ont- (Dutch ont-), Old High German ant- (German ant-, ent-), Old Norse and- (Icelandic and- (“against, anti-, opposed to, in the face of”), Swedish an-), Gothic 𐌰𐌽𐌳- (and-).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑnd/
Prefix
and-
- against, opposing
- andsaca ― opponent, adversary
- in return, back
- andswaru ― answer, reply
- facing, toward
- andweard ― present time
- completely, fully
- without
Usage notes
This prefix was usually stressed; when unstressed, it weakened to an-, on-, or sometimes a-.
Synonyms
- ⁊ (symbol)
Derived terms
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *anda-, *andi-. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- (“face, forehead, front”).
Prefix
and-
Usage notes
The spellings an- or ann- are often used in compounds.
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “and-”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 15; also available at the Internet Archive
Old Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *anda-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑnd/
Prefix
and-
- against, opposing; opposition
- andsako (“enemy, adversary”)
- in return, back
- andswor "answer"
- facing, toward; completely, fully
- andward "present time"
- without
Romani
Preposition
and-