Where does “aanschuiven” come from?

aanschuiven (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.

aanschuiven (Dutch): to shove closer (a chair to a table in order to eat for example); to shove into the proper position, to shove into alignment

Definitions

  1. to shove closer (a chair to a table in order to eat for example); to shove into the proper position, to shove into alignment

Ancestry of “aanschuiven”, step by step

aanschuiven 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 schuiven

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchschuivento slide; to shove; to yield, make money, to earn...
2Middle Dutchschuvento slide, to move smoothly over a surface; to...
3Old Dutchscūvanto slide
4Proto-Germanicskeubanąto push, drive
5Proto-Indo-Europeanskewbʰ-to push
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →