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 ==== ==== 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