Where does “Samoaans” come from?
Samoaans (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans Samoaan, from Afrikaans aan, from Dutch aan, from Middle Dutch āne, from Old Dutch āna, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an, from Proto-Germanic ana — on, onto.
Samoaans (Afrikaans): Samoan of, from, or pertaining to Samoa, the Samoan people or the Samoan language
Definitions
- Samoan of, from, or pertaining to Samoa, the Samoan people or the Samoan language
Ancestry of “Samoaans”, step by step
Samoaans traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans Samoaan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | Samoaan | Samoan person from Samoa or of Samoan descent |
| 2 | Afrikaans | aan | on; at; on; to |
| 3 | Dutch | aan | on; to; on, being operative |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | āne | on, on top of |
| 5 | Old Dutch | āna | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | ana | on |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *an | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Afrikaans s
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | s | — |