Where does “aanrit” come from?

aanrit (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.

aanrit (Dutch): approach (by vehicle or mount), the action of approaching by driving or riding

Definitions

  1. approach (by vehicle or mount), the action of approaching by driving or riding

Ancestry of “aanrit”, step by step

aanrit traces back through 3 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 rit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchrita ride on horseback or in a vehicle
2Middle Dutch*rit
3Middle Low Germanrit
4Germanic*rīdan
5Proto-Germanicrīdanąto ride
6Proto-Indo-Europeanrēydʰ-
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via Old Irish anart

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishanartlinen cloth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-Every word from Proto-Germanic anaEvery word from Proto-Germanic *an