on-
See also: Appendix:Variations of "on"
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom 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-.
Prefix
editon-
Synonyms
editDerived terms
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editDutch
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Etymology 1
editFrom Middle Dutch on-, from Old Dutch un-, from Proto-West Germanic *un-, from Proto-Germanic *un-, from Proto-Indo-European *n̥-.
Prefix
editon-
- un-, in- (expresses negation)
- bad, grave, horrifying
Derived terms
editDerived terms
- onaanvaardbaar
- onafhankelijk
- onbedoeld
- onbegeleid
- onbegrip
- onbeheerst
- onbekend
- onbepaald
- onbeweeglijkheid
- onbezonnenheid
- ondiep
- ondode
- onduidelijk
- ongedierte
- ongehoorzaamheid
- ongeletterd
- ongelijkmatig
- ongeluk
- ongeschikt
- ongeschreven
- ongetwijfeld
- ongevaarlijk
- ongewenst
- ongewerveld
- ongewijzigd
- ongunstig
- onkruid
- onlangs
- onmisbaar
- onmogelijk
- onontbeerlijk
- onoverbrugbaar
- onovergankelijk
- onoverwinnelijk
- onpersoonlijk
- onpraktisch
- onrecht
- onschadelijk
- onschuldig
- ontevredenheid
- ontroostbaar
- ontrouw
- onveilig
- onvergelijkbaar
- onverwacht
- onvoltooid
- onvoordelig
- onvrede
- onwaarheid
- onweer
- onwetendheid
- onzeker
- onzijdig
- onzuiverheid
Descendants
editEtymology 2
editFrom Middle Dutch on, from Old Dutch *āna, from Proto-Germanic *ēnu (“without”), from Proto-Indo-European *anew, *enew (“without”).
Prefix
editon-
Derived terms
editLuxembourgish
editPronunciation
editPrefix
editon-
Derived terms
editMiddle Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom Old Dutch un-, from Proto-Germanic *un-, from Proto-Indo-European *n̥-.
Prefix
editon-
Derived terms
editDescendants
editOld English
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Proto-West Germanic *an-, *ana-, from Proto-Germanic *an, *ana (“on”).
Alternative forms
editPrefix
editon-
- forming verbs and adjectives from participles and nouns, with various senses of on, upon, to, there, thither
- (inchoative) in, into; prefix used to intensify an action or to denote origin or initiation
- onlīehtan ― to enlighten
- onstellan, onstiellan ― to establish, institute, install, originate
Usage notes
edit- This is a verbal prefix, and is always unstressed.
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editFrom unstressed form of and- (“and-”).
Prefix
editon-
Usage notes
edit- This is a verbal prefix, and is always unstressed.
Derived terms
editYe'kwana
editALIV | on- |
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Brazilian standard | on- |
New Tribes | on- |
Pronunciation
editPrefix
editon-
- allomorph of ön- (negative/sociative irrealis prefix) used for stems that have a first vowel o or u.
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