Ahne

== German == === Pronunciation === === Etymology 1 === From Middle High German ane, from Old High German ana (“grandmother”), from Proto-Germanic *anǭ, related to *anô (“ancestor”). Cognate with Swabian Ahna, Latin anus (“old woman, grandma”). ==== Noun ==== Ahne f (genitive Ahne, plural Ahnen) female ancestor grandmother ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 2 === Variant of Ahn (“ancestor”). ==== Noun ==== Ahne m (weak, genitive Ahnen, plural Ahnen) forefather (of male or unspecified sex) ===== Declension ===== === Further reading === “Ahne” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache