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