Where does “aankunnen” come from?
aankunnen (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.
aankunnen (Dutch): to be able to handle, to be able to take
Definitions
- to be able to handle, to be able to take
Ancestry of “aankunnen”, step by step
aankunnen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch aan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | aan | on; to; on, being operative |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | āne | on, on top of |
| 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 |
via Dutch kunnen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | kunnen | to be possible; can, to be able to; may, can, to... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | connen | to know, to be familiar with, to understand; to... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | cunnan | to know, to be familiar with; can, to be able to |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *kunnan | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kunnaną | to know, to be familiar with, to recognise; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |