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Where does “aangaan” come from?

aangaan (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch āengâan, from Old Dutch anagān, from Old Dutch gān, from Proto-Germanic *gān, from Proto-Germanic gāną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.

aangaan (Dutch): to be a concern to, to concern; to enter , to...

Definitions

  1. to be a concern to, to concern; to enter , to...

Ancestry of “aangaan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchāengâan—
2Old Dutchanagān—
3Old Dutchgān—
4Proto-Germanic*gān—
5Proto-Germanicgānąto go, walk
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step

Words derived from “aangaan”

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