Where does “aanmeren” come from?

aanmeren (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.

aanmeren (Dutch): to moor, to berth

Definitions

  1. to moor, to berth

Ancestry of “aanmeren”, step by step

aanmeren 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 meren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmerento moor; plural of meer
2Middle Dutchmerento dip or soak bread
3Old Dutchmēronto make more, to make increase
4Proto-Germanicmairōnąto moor, fasten to
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “aanmeren”

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