Where does “aanfruiten” come from?
aanfruiten (Dutch) comes from English fruiten, from English fruit, from French fruit, from Middle French fruict, from Old French fruit, from Latin frūctus, from Ancient Greek δῶρον, from Proto-Hellenic dṓron — to give.
Ancestry of “aanfruiten”, step by step
aanfruiten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fruiten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fruiten | To make fruitful; To become full of fruit |
| 2 | English | fruit | In general, a product of plant growth useful to... |
| 3 | French | fruit | fruit |
| 4 | Middle French | fruict | fruit |
| 5 | Old French | fruit | fruit |
| 6 | Latin | frūctus | enjoyed; having derived pleasure from |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | δῶρον | gift; hand's width |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | dṓron | gift |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | déh₃rom | gift |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |