anafang

Old High German

Alternative forms

• anafanc, anefang, anavanch, anavang

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *anafangi; by surface analysis, ana- +‎ fang.

Noun

anafang m

1. beginning, start
2. (Franconian) embrace, grip

Declension

Declension of anafang (masculine i-stem)

case	singular	plural
nominative	anafang	anafangi
accusative	anafang	anafangi
genitive	anafanges	anafango
dative	anafange	anafangim, anafangen
instrumental	anafangu	—

Descendants

• Middle High German: anevanc, anvanc
  • Alemannic German: Afang
  • Central Franconian: Afank
  • German: Anfang, Anf. (abbreviation)
    • → Finnish: anfangi
    • → Hunsrik: aanfank
    • → Silesian: anfang
    • → Swedish: anfang
  • Luxembourgish: Ufank
  • Rhine Franconian:

    Palatine German: Aafang

    Pennsylvania German: Aafang

Old Saxon

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *anafangi; by surface analysis, ana- +‎ fang.

Noun

anafang m

1. embrace

Descendants

• Middle Low German: anevanc, anvanc
  • German Low German: Anfang
  • Plautdietsch: Aunfang