Where does “aansteek” come from?

aansteek (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch aansteken, 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.

aansteek (Afrikaans): to pin on; to start a fire; to infect

Definitions

  1. to pin on; to start a fire; to infect

Ancestry of “aansteek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchaanstekento light, kindle; to infect, taint
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 →