Where does “aankijken” come from?

aankijken (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.

aankijken (Dutch): to look at, to look in the eye

Definitions

  1. to look at, to look in the eye

Ancestry of “aankijken”, step by step

aankijken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Dutch kijken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkijkento look
2Middle Dutchkīkento look, to direct the eyes
3Old Dutchkīkan—
4Proto-West Germanickīkanto look, to peep
5Proto-Germanickīkanąto look, peep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →