Where does “aanmoedigen” come from?

aanmoedigen (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.

aanmoedigen (Dutch): to encourage

Definitions

  1. to encourage

Ancestry of “aanmoedigen”, step by step

aanmoedigen 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 moedig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmoedigbrave
2Middle Dutchmoedich—
3Old Dutchmuodag—
4Proto-Germanicmōdagazbrave; courageous; bold
5Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
6Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “aanmoedigen”

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