Where does “aanhangbaar” come from?

aanhangbaar (Dutch) comes from Dutch aanhangen, 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.

aanhangbaar (Dutch): hangable, attachable, capable of being hung at

Definitions

  1. hangable, attachable, capable of being hung at

Ancestry of “aanhangbaar”, step by step

aanhangbaar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch aanhangen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchaanhangento adhere to
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 baar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchbaarA bier, a stretcher, a litter; a device used to...
2Middle Dutchbârebier, stretcher
3Old Dutchbāra
4Proto-Albanianbārā
5Proto-Germanicbazazbare, naked
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰosósbare, barefoot
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰos-to sally forth, barge, hurtle out; bare, barefoot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-