Where does “aanademen” come from?

aanademen (Dutch) comes from Dutch ademen, from Middle Dutch âdemen, from Middle Dutch -en, from Old Dutch -en, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

aanademen (Dutch): to breathe onto

Definitions

  1. to breathe onto

Ancestry of “aanademen”, step by step

aanademen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch ademen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchademento breathe
2Middle Dutchâdemento breathe
3Middle Dutch-enThe ending of the infinitive form of verbs, used...
4Old Dutch-en
5Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
8Chichewaiyehe, she

via Dutch aan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchaanon; to; on, being operative
2Middle Dutchāneon, on top of
3Old Dutchāna
4Proto-West Germanicanaon
5Proto-Germanic*an
6Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -janąEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti