Where does “aanbiedingsbrief” come from?

aanbiedingsbrief (Dutch) comes from Dutch aanbieding, from Dutch aanbieden, from Dutch aan, from Middle Dutch āne, from Old Dutch āna, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an, from Proto-Germanic ana — on, onto.

aanbiedingsbrief (Dutch): quotation

Definitions

  1. quotation

Ancestry of “aanbiedingsbrief”, step by step

aanbiedingsbrief traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch aanbieding

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchaanbiedingoffer; special, discount offer
2Dutchaanbiedento offer; to offer oneself, to volunteer, to...
3Dutchaanon; to; on, being operative
4Middle Dutchāneon, on top of
5Old Dutchāna
6Proto-West Germanicanaon
7Proto-Germanic*an
8Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Dutch brief

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbriefletter
2Middle Dutchbrief
3Latinbrevisshort, small, little, narrow; brief, short;...
4Proto-Italic*breɣʷis
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmréǵʰusshort; brief
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmreǵʰ-short
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-Every word from Proto-Germanic anaEvery word from Proto-Germanic *an