Where does “aanbesteden” come from?

aanbesteden (Dutch) comes 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.

aanbesteden (Dutch): to put out to tender; to call for bids; to tender

Definitions

  1. to put out to tender; to call for bids; to tender

Ancestry of “aanbesteden”, step by step

aanbesteden traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Dutch besteden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbestedento spend; to match for a job
2Middle Dutchbesteden—

Words derived from “aanbesteden”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ana →Every word from Proto-Germanic *an →