Where does “aanhankelijkheid” come from?
aanhankelijkheid (Dutch) comes from Dutch aanhankelijk, 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 — on, onto.
aanhankelijkheid (Dutch): affection
Definitions
- affection
Ancestry of “aanhankelijkheid”, step by step
aanhankelijkheid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch aanhankelijk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | aanhankelijk | affectionate |
| 2 | Dutch | aanhangen | to adhere to |
| 3 | Dutch | aan | on; to; on, being operative |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | āne | on, on top of |
| 5 | Old Dutch | āna | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | ana | on |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *an | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Dutch heid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | heid | — |