Where does “kubtanan” come from?

kubtanan (Cebuano) comes from Middle English anan, from Old English on, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an, from Proto-Germanic ana, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

kubtanan (Cebuano): handle

Definitions

  1. handle

Ancestry of “kubtanan”, step by step

kubtanan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English anan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishanan—
2Old Englishonon, in, at, among; from
3Proto-West Germanicanaon
4Proto-Germanic*an—
5Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Cebuano kubot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanokubotto hold; to grasp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ana →Every word from Proto-Germanic *an →