Where does “aandoenlijk” come from?

aandoenlijk (Dutch) comes from Dutch aandoen, 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.

aandoenlijk (Dutch): moving, touching stirring one's emotion, especially pity, sadness and empathy

Definitions

  1. moving, touching stirring one's emotion, especially pity, sadness and empathy

Ancestry of “aandoenlijk”, step by step

aandoenlijk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch aandoen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchaandoento turn on (e.g. a light)
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

via Dutch lijk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchlijkThe dead but otherwise intact body of a human or...
2Middle Dutchlijc—
3Old Dutchlīk—
4Proto-West Germaniclīkbody
5Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ana →Every word from Proto-Germanic *an →