Where does “aanraken” come from?

aanraken (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.

aanraken (Dutch): to touch

Definitions

  1. to touch

Ancestry of “aanraken”, step by step

aanraken 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 raken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchrakento touch; to hit; to become
2Middle Dutchrākento touch
3Old Dutchrakon—
4Proto-Germanicrakōnąto take a course or direction; to run; to choose...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

Words derived from “aanraken”

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