Where does “aanmelden” come from?

aanmelden (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.

aanmelden (Dutch): to apply, to announce; to apply; to log in

Definitions

  1. to apply, to announce; to apply; to log in

Ancestry of “aanmelden”, step by step

aanmelden 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 melden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmeldento report, communicate; let know
2Middle Dutchmeldento betray, to rat on, to report; to announce, to...
3Old Dutchmeldon—
4Proto-West Germanicmelþōnto specify; point out; show; to inform; divulge;...
5Proto-Germanic*melþōną—

Words derived from “aanmelden”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ana →Every word from Proto-Germanic *an →