Where does “aanhechten” come from?
aanhechten (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.
aanhechten (Dutch): to attach, to join; to attach, to append, to...
Definitions
- to attach, to join; to attach, to append, to...
Ancestry of “aanhechten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | aan | on; to; on, being operative |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | āne | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | āna | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | ana | on |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *an | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |