English

Alternative forms

• a-, an-

Prefix

on-

1. Prefix meaning on, at, toward, upon.

   oncome, onset, onfall, onlay

Derived terms

Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology

From Middle Dutch on-, from Old Dutch un-, from Proto-Germanic *un-, from Proto-Indo-European *n̥-.

Prefix

on-

1. un-, in-

Derived terms

Luxembourgish

Prefix

on-

1. un-, in-

Derived terms

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch un-, from Proto-Germanic *un-, from Proto-Indo-European *n̥-.

Prefix

on-

1. un-, in-

Derived terms

Descendants

• Dutch: on-

Old English

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *ana ‎(“on”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /on/

Prefix

on-

1. Forming verbs and adjectives from participles and nouns, with various senses of on, upon, to, there, thither.

   onhlinian "to lean on"

   ondōn "to don, put on clothes"

2. (inchoactive) in, into; prefix used to intensify an action or to denote origin or initiation

   onlīehtan "to enlighten"

   onstellan, onstiellan "to establish, institute, install, originate"

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From unstressed form of and- ‎(“and-”)

Pronunciation

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Prefix

on-

1. denoting reverse action

   onbindan "to untie, unbind"

   onfealdan "to unfold"

2. off, away

   onberan "to carry off"

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