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אָן 2
‘on’

אָן 2
'on'

ETYMOLOGY

Got. ana, ON á, OE on, English on, OS an, OHG ana, an, NHG an; from PGmc ✱ana < ✱h₂enh̥₂ 'on(to), to, by'; cf. Greek ἀνά 'up along'

WESTERN

Holland (Netherlands)

an [HOLLAND, Beem, Jerosche]
- Wer nit gebben wil an e Jid, moss gebben an e goj. 'Whoever does not want to give to a Jew will give his money on a non-Jew. Recalls the time when the Jews had to make excessive financial contributions to the Christian authorities of the city and country and sometimes sought a pretext to evade their obligations towards the Jewish community.' {Jerosche №396}

Alsace (France)

an {ALSACE, Zuckerman 1969, 55}

TABLE [ALSACE]

CENTRAL

Unterland (East Transcarpathian)

ūən 'an' {ETCP, Beranek 1941}

NORTHEASTERN

אָן (אַנשטאָט אין): איך דערמאָן זיך אָן דיר, אַ געלעכטער אָן אַ זײַט, איך האַלט זיך אָן אָן שטריק