Where does “van Rensburg” come from?

van Rensburg (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch van Rensburg, from Dutch van, from Middle Dutch van, from Old Dutch fān, from Old Saxon fāhan, from Proto-Germanic fanhaną, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ḱ- — to join, to attach; agreement, settlement.

Ancestry of “van Rensburg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvan Rensburg—
2Dutchvanof; by, of; from
3Middle Dutchvanof; from; out of
4Old Dutchfānoff, from
5Old Saxonfāhanto seize
6Proto-Germanicfanhanąto take, to seize; to capture, to catch
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ḱ-to join, to attach; agreement, settlement
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fanhaną →Every word from Old Saxon fāhan →