annet

annet · noun¹

1. Proto-Indo-European · inherited from*h₂énh₂ts“duck”
2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*anadz“duck”
3. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*anad“duck”
4. Old English · inherited fromened
5. Middle English · inherited fromende
6. English todayannet

From Middle English ende, enede, from Old English ened, æned (“drake, duck”), from Proto-West Germanic *anad (“duck”), from Proto-Germanic *anadz (“duck”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énh₂ts (“duck”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Oante (“duck”), West Frisian ein (“duck”), Dutch eend (“duck”), German Low German Aant (“duck”), German Ente (“duck”), Norwegian and Swedish and (“duck, mallard”), Icelandic önd (“duck”), Latin anas (“duck, drake”), Lithuanian antis (“duck, mallard”), Russian у́тка (útka, “duck”), Sanskrit आति (ātí, “aquatic bird”).

Annet · proper noun²

1. Cornish · derived fromAnet
2. English todayAnnet

From Cornish Anet (literally “kittiwake”).

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