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

  1. to concern; to be a concern to; to be someone’s...

Ancestry of “aangaan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchaangaanto be a concern to, to concern
2Middle Dutchāengâan—
3Old Dutchanagānto go, to walk
4Old Dutchgānto go
5Proto-Germanic*gān—
6Proto-Germanicgānąto go, walk
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gāną →Every word from Proto-Germanic *gān →