Where does “aanhangig” come from?

aanhangig (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.

aanhangig (Dutch): pending (of a lawsuit)

Definitions

  1. pending (of a lawsuit)

Ancestry of “aanhangig”, step by step

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →
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