annet (English)
Where does "annet" come from?
The English noun 'annet' descends from Middle English 'ende' and 'enede'[1], which came from Old English 'ened'[1]. This traces further back through Proto-West Germanic '*anad'[1] and Proto-Germanic '*anadz'[1] to the Proto-Indo-European root '*h₂énh₂ts', meaning 'duck'[1]. This ancient lineage is shared by cognates across many language families, including Latin 'anas'[1], Lithuanian 'antis'[1], and Sanskrit 'ātí'[1].
Full etymology tree
- annet (English), 'A duck or drake.'
- inherited enede (Middle English), 'alternative form of ende (“duck”)'
- inherited ened (Old English), 'duck (aquatic bird of the family Anatidae)'
- inherited *anad (Proto-West Germanic), 'duck'
- inherited *anadz (Proto-Germanic), 'duck'
- inherited *h₂énh₂ets (Pre-Germanic)
- inherited *h₂énh₂ts (Proto-Indo-European), 'duck'
- inherited *h₂énh₂ets (Pre-Germanic)
- inherited *anadz (Proto-Germanic), 'duck'
- inherited *anad (Proto-West Germanic), 'duck'
- inherited ened (Old English), 'duck (aquatic bird of the family Anatidae)'
- inherited enede (Middle English), 'alternative form of ende (“duck”)'
Ancestors
- ende (Middle English)
- ened (Old English)
- *anad (Proto-West Germanic)
- *anadz (Proto-Germanic)
- *h₂énh₂ts (Proto-Indo-European)
Cognates and doublets
- eend (Dutch)
- Ente (German)
- Aant (German Low German)
- önd (Icelandic)
- anas (Latin)
- antis (Lithuanian)
- утка (Russian)
- आति (Sanskrit)
- Oante (Saterland Frisian)
- and (Swedish)
- ein (West Frisian)
Sources
- annet (English) - Wiktionary
- ende (Middle English) - Wiktionary
- anadz (Proto-Germanic) - Wiktionary
- ened (Old English) - Wiktionary
- anad (Proto-West Germanic) - Wiktionary
- ende (Old English) - Wiktionary
- h₂entíos (Proto-Indo-European) - Wiktionary
- andijaz (Proto-Germanic) - Wiktionary
- andī (Proto-West Germanic) - Wiktionary
- h₂ent- (Proto-Indo-European) - Wiktionary
Updated August 2026
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