Where does “aannaaien” come from?

aannaaien (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.

aannaaien (Dutch): to sew on

Definitions

  1. to sew on

Ancestry of “aannaaien”, step by step

aannaaien 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 naaien

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchnaaiento sew; to screw, to fuck, to have sex; to screw,...
2Middle Dutchnâyento sew
3Old Dutchnāien
4Proto-Germanicnēanąto sew
5Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin (thread), to sew

Words derived from “aannaaien

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-Every word from Proto-Germanic anaEvery word from Proto-Germanic *an
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