Where does “aanbenen” come from?

aanbenen (Dutch) comes from Dutch benen, from Dutch -en, 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.

aanbenen (Dutch): to come walking in large strides

Definitions

  1. to come walking in large strides

Ancestry of “aanbenen”, step by step

aanbenen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch benen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbenenmade of bone; to walk in large strides
2Dutch-enForms verbs from nouns and adjectives. The stem...
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