Where does “aangrijnzen” come from?

aangrijnzen (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.

aangrijnzen (Dutch): to grin at, to smile at

Definitions

  1. to grin at, to smile at

Ancestry of “aangrijnzen”, step by step

aangrijnzen traces back through two 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 grijnzen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgrijnzento grin
2Germangrinsento grin
3Middle Englishgrinnen—
4Old Englishgrennianto bare the teeth due to anger, pain, etc.; to grin
5Proto-West Germanic*grannjōnto howl
6Proto-Germanic*granjōnąto howl

Words derived from “aangrijnzen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ana →Every word from Proto-Germanic *an →