Where does “aaneensluiten” come from?

aaneensluiten (Dutch) comes from Dutch aaneen, 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.

aaneensluiten (Dutch): to join together, to connect, to unite

Definitions

  1. to join together, to connect, to unite

Ancestry of “aaneensluiten”, step by step

aaneensluiten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch aaneen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchaaneentogether; continuously, without interruption
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 sluiten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsluitento close; to make, to affirm
2Middle Dutchslutento close, to shut; to close off; to lock up
3Old Dutchslūtanto close, shut
4Proto-Germanicslūtaną—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →