Where does “aanbouw” come from?

aanbouw (Dutch) comes from Dutch aanbouwen, 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.

aanbouw (Dutch): cultivation; annex, extension to a building;...

Definitions

  1. cultivation; annex, extension to a building;...

Ancestry of “aanbouw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchaanbouwento build next to an existing building; to expand...
2Dutchaanon; to; on, being operative
3Middle Dutchāneon, on top of
4Old Dutchāna—
5Proto-West Germanicanaon
6Proto-Germanic*an—
7Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ana →Every word from Proto-Germanic *an →
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