On

/ɑːn/ or /ɔn/ preposition, adverb

In contact with and supported by a surface; happening or operating; or continuing.

From Old English "on" meaning "in, into, on, onto," related to German "an." Over time, English split its older "on/in" meanings into separate words like "on" and "in."

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