Where does “aanbevelen” come from?
aanbevelen (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.
aanbevelen (Dutch): to recommend; to advocate
Definitions
- to recommend; to advocate
Ancestry of “aanbevelen”, step by step
aanbevelen 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 bevelen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | bevelen | to order, to command |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | bevēlen | to recommend, to advise |
| 3 | Old Dutch | bifelan | to entrust to; to command |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | bifelhan | to recommend, advise; to entrust, confide; to... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | felhan | to push in |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | felhaną | to enter, to go inside; to put inside, to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pele(w)- | — |