Where does “aanheffen” come from?

aanheffen (Dutch) comes from Dutch heffen, from Middle Dutch heffen, from Old Dutch heffen, from Proto-West Germanic habbjan, from Proto-Germanic habjaną, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyé-, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

aanheffen (Dutch): to (begin to) sing or chant

Definitions

  1. to (begin to) sing or chant

Ancestry of “aanheffen”, step by step

aanheffen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch heffen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchheffenTo raise, lift, heave; To levy
2Middle Dutchheffento lift, to raise; to begin; to collect, to...
3Old Dutchheffento lift, to raise
4Proto-West Germanichabbjanto have; to lift
5Proto-Germanichabjanąto have, to hold; to lift, heave
6Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyé-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyé- →Every word from Proto-Germanic habjaną →