Where does “aanhoorbaar” come from?
aanhoorbaar (Dutch) comes from Dutch aanhoren, from Dutch horen, from Middle Dutch horen, from Old Dutch hōren, from Proto-West Germanic hauʀijan, from Proto-Germanic hauzijaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ḱh₂owsyéti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ṓws — to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be...
aanhoorbaar (Dutch): hearable, audible
Definitions
- hearable, audible
Ancestry of “aanhoorbaar”, step by step
aanhoorbaar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch aanhoren
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | aanhoren | to listen to; to listen carefully to; to hearken |
| 2 | Dutch | horen | to hear; to belong; to be supposed to, to be... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | horen | to hear; to hear, to learn of; to listen |
| 4 | Old Dutch | hōren | to hear |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | hauʀijan | to hear |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hauzijaną | to hear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ḱh₂owsyéti | to be sharp-eared, to hear well |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ṓws | ear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew- | to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be... |
via Dutch baar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | baar | A bier, a stretcher, a litter; a device used to... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | bâre | bier, stretcher |
| 3 | Old Dutch | bāra | — |
| 4 | Proto-Albanian | bārā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bazaz | bare, naked |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰosós | bare, barefoot |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰos- | to sally forth, barge, hurtle out; bare, barefoot |