Where does “aanbestee” come from?

aanbestee (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch aanbesteden, from Dutch aan, from Middle Dutch āne, from Old Dutch āna, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an, from Proto-Germanic ana, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

aanbestee (Afrikaans): put out to contract; invite tenders

Definitions

  1. put out to contract; invite tenders

Ancestry of “aanbestee”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchaanbestedento put out to tender; to call for bids; to tender
2Dutchaanon; to; on, being operative
3Middle Dutchāneon, on top of
4Old Dutchāna—
5Proto-West Germanicanaon
6Proto-Germanic*an—
7Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ana →Every word from Proto-Germanic *an →