Where does “aandringen” come from?

aandringen (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.

aandringen (Dutch): to insist, to press on; to advance, to press on

Definitions

  1. to insist, to press on; to advance, to press on

Ancestry of “aandringen”, step by step

aandringen traces back through 3 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 dringen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdringento press, push; to insist; to force entry
2Middle Dutchdringento press, to push; to force one's way; to...
3Old Dutchthringanto press, push
4Proto-West Germanicþringwanto press, to push
5Proto-Germanicþrinhwanąto press, to push; to force
6Proto-Indo-Europeantrenkʷ-to push, to press

via Middle Dutch aendringen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchaendringen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-