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

beginning, start
(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

embrace

Descendants

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