an

an · article, numeral¹

1. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
3. Proto-Germanic*ainaz
4. Proto-West Germanic*ain
5. Old Englishān
6. Middle Englishan
7. English todayan

From Middle English an, from Old English ān (“a, an”, literally “one”). More at one.

an · conjunction²

1. Middle English · inherited froman“and, if”
2. English todayan

From Middle English an (“and, if”). Doublet of and.

an · noun³

1. Georgian · borrowed fromან
2. English todayan

Borrowed from Georgian ან (an).

an · preposition⁴

1. Old English · inherited froman
2. English todayan

From the Old English an, on (preposition).

AN · noun⁵

Derived from the first letters of army and navy.

AN · noun, proper noun⁶

Abbreviations.

Words from the same roots