On Definition
Dated form of eon.
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to On
- be on to
- on and off
- on and on
- and so on
- have nothing on
- have something on
- on and off
- on and on
- on to
Origin of On
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From Middle English on, from Old English on, an (“on, upon, onto, in, into"), from Proto-Germanic *ana (“on, at"), from Proto-Indo-European *ano-, *nō- (“on"). Cognate with North Frisian a (“on, in"), Dutch aan (“on, at, to"), Low German an (“on, at"), German an (“to, at, on"), Swedish Ã¥ (“on, at, in"), Faroese á (“on, onto, in, at"), Icelandic á (“on, in"), Gothic 𐌰𐌽𐌰 (ana), Ancient Greek ἀνά (ana, “up, upon"), Albanian në (“in"); and from the Old Norse combination upp á: Danish pÃ¥, Swedish pÃ¥, Norwegian pÃ¥, see upon.
From Wiktionary
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From Old Norse ón, án (“without"), from Proto-Germanic *Ä“nu, *Ä“no, *ino (“without"), from Proto-Indo-European *anew, *enew (“without"). Cognate with North Frisian on (“without"), Middle Dutch an, on (“without"), Middle Low German āne (“without"), German ohne (“without"), Gothic [script?] (inu, “without, except"), Ancient Greek ἄνευ (áneu, “without").
From Wiktionary
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From Middle English on-, from Old English on-, an-, from Proto-Germanic *an-, *ana- (“on-”), from Proto-Indo-European *ano-, *nō- (“on”). Cognate with Dutch aan-, German an-, Swedish an-.
From Wiktionary
From (electr)on (influenced by Greek -on) (neuter of -os n. and adj. suff.) (and -on) (neuter of -ōn n. and adj. suff.)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Middle English from Old English an, on an- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
New Latin from (arg)on
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Alteration of –one
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
