Where does “aandrang” come from?

aandrang (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.

aandrang (Dutch): urge, inclination; insistance, urging

Definitions

  1. urge, inclination; insistance, urging

Ancestry of “aandrang”, step by step

aandrang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch aan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchaanon; to; on, being operative
2Middle Dutchāneon, on top of
3Old Dutchāna—
4Proto-West Germanicanaon
5Proto-Germanic*an—
6Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Dutch drang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdrangpressure; urge, longing; throng, multitude, mass
2Middle Dutchdranc—
3Old Dutchdrank—
4Proto-Germanicdrankizdrink; dose; potion
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrenǵ-to draw into one's mouth, sip, gulp; to pull;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ana →Every word from Proto-Germanic *an →