Where does “aanbetreffen” come from?
aanbetreffen (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.
aanbetreffen (Dutch): to concern
Definitions
- to concern
Ancestry of “aanbetreffen”, step by step
aanbetreffen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch aan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | aan | on; to; on, being operative |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | āne | on, on top of |
| 3 | Old Dutch | āna | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | ana | on |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *an | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Dutch betreffen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | betreffen | to concern, to affect |
| 2 | Dutch | treffen | to hit, strike |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | treffen | — |
| 4 | Old High German | treffan | to hit |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *drepan | to hit, strike |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | drepaną | to hit, strike |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrebʰ- | to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to... |