Where does “Toewaloeaans” come from?
Toewaloeaans (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans Toewaloeaan, 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.
Toewaloeaans (Afrikaans): Tuvaluan of, from, or pertaining to Tuvalu, the Tuvaluan people or the Tuvaluan language
Definitions
- Tuvaluan of, from, or pertaining to Tuvalu, the Tuvaluan people or the Tuvaluan language
Ancestry of “Toewaloeaans”, step by step
Toewaloeaans traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans Toewaloeaan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | Toewaloeaan | Tuvaluan person from Tuvalu or of Tuvaluan 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 | — |