Where does “aanbeveelbaar” come from?
aanbeveelbaar (Dutch) comes from Dutch aanbevelen, 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.
aanbeveelbaar (Dutch): recommendable
Definitions
- recommendable
Ancestry of “aanbeveelbaar”, step by step
aanbeveelbaar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch aanbevelen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | aanbevelen | to recommend; to advocate |
| 2 | Dutch | aan | on; to; on, being operative |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | āne | on, on top of |
| 4 | Old Dutch | āna | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | ana | on |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *an | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Dutch baar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | baar | A bier, a stretcher, a litter; a device used to... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | bâre | bier, stretcher |
| 3 | Old Dutch | bāra | — |
| 4 | Proto-Albanian | bārā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bazaz | bare, naked |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰosós | bare, barefoot |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰos- | to sally forth, barge, hurtle out; bare, barefoot |