Where does “aangaan” come from?
aangaan (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch aangaan, from Middle Dutch āengâan, from Old Dutch anagān, from Old Dutch gān, from Proto-Germanic *gān, from Proto-Germanic gāną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.
aangaan (Afrikaans): to concern; to be a concern to; to be someone’s...
Definitions
- to concern; to be a concern to; to be someone’s...
Ancestry of “aangaan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | aangaan | to be a concern to, to concern; to enter , to... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | āengâan | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | anagān | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | gān | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *gān | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gāną | to go, walk |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰengʰ- | to walk; to step |