Where does “Thebaans” come from?

Thebaans (Dutch) comes from Dutch Thebaan, 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.

Thebaans (Dutch): Theban

Definitions

  1. Theban

Ancestry of “Thebaans”, step by step

Thebaans traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch Thebaan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchThebaanTheban
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

via Dutch S

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchS
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-Every word from Proto-Germanic anaEvery word from Proto-Germanic *an