Where does “aanlengen” come from?

aanlengen (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.

aanlengen (Dutch): to dilute, water down

Definitions

  1. to dilute, water down

Ancestry of “aanlengen”, step by step

aanlengen 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 lengen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlengento become longer
2Middle Dutchlengento lengthen, to extend, to make/become longer
3Old Dutchlengen—
4Proto-Germaniclangijanąto lengthen, make long
5Proto-Germaniclangazlong
6Proto-Indo-Europeandlongʰoslong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ana →Every word from Proto-Germanic *an →