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

Definitions

  1. to be a concern to, to concern

Ancestry of “aangaan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “aangaan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gāną →Every word from Proto-Germanic *gān →