and-
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English and-, ond-, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old English and-, ond- (“against, back”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *and-, *anda-, *andi- (“across, opposite, against, away”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti (“across, forth”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- (“forehead, foreside, end, limit”). Cognate with Dutch ont-, German ant-, ent-, emp-, Icelandic and-, Gothic 𐌰𐌽𐌳- (and-), Latin ante (“before”), Lua error in Module:parameters at line 348: Parameter "sc" should be a valid script code; the value "polytonic" is not valid. See WT:LOS..
Prefix
and-
- (no longer productive) A prefix of Old English origin meaning "against", "back", "in return", "away", represented in Modern English by a-, an-, on-, and in altered form by the reverse-action prefix un- (e.g. unbuckle). Also as the initial letter d in dread (< Old English ondrǣdan).
References
- “and-”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Anagrams
Gothic
Romanization
and-
- (deprecated template usage) Romanization of 𐌰𐌽𐌳-
Icelandic
Etymology
Prefix
and-
Derived terms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse and-, from Proto-Germanic *anda-, *andi-. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- (“face, front”).
Prefix
and-
References
- “and-” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *andi-, representive 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
- (deprecated use of
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parameter) IPA(key): /ˈɑnd/
Usage notes
This prefix was usually stressed; when unstressed, it weakened to an-, on-, also a-.
Prefix
and-
- forming compounds words with the sense "against, opposing"; opposition
- andsaca (“opponent, adversary”)
- in return, back
- andswaru "answer, reply"
- facing, toward; completely, fully
- without
Synonyms
- ⁊ (symbol)
Old Norse
Etymology
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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
References
- and- in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
Old Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *andi-.
Pronunciation
- (deprecated use of
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parameter) IPA(key): /ˈɑnd/
Prefix
and-
- English terms derived from Middle English
- English terms derived from Old English
- English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
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- Gothic non-lemma forms
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- Icelandic terms inherited from Old Norse
- Icelandic terms derived from Old Norse
- Icelandic lemmas
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- Norwegian Nynorsk terms inherited from Old Norse
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old Norse
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk prefixes
- Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
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- Old English lemmas
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- Old Norse terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old Norse terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Old Norse lemmas
- Old Norse prefixes
- Old Saxon terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Old Saxon terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old Saxon terms with IPA pronunciation
- Old Saxon lemmas
- Old Saxon prefixes