Where does “aansnijden” come from?

aansnijden (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.

aansnijden (Dutch): to make the first cut into

Definitions

to make the first cut into

Ancestry of “aansnijden”, step by step

aansnijden traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch aan

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	aan	on; to; on, being operative
2	Middle Dutch	āne	on, on top of
3	Old Dutch	āna	—
4	Proto-West Germanic	ana	on
5	Proto-Germanic	*an	—
6	Proto-Germanic	ana	on, at; on, onto; ana
7	Proto-Indo-European	h₂en-	on, onto

via Dutch snijden

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	snijden	to cut; to cut off
2	Middle Dutch	sniden	to cut; to cut short; to divide
3	Old Dutch	snīthan	to cut
4	Old English	snīþan	to cut, make an incision, cut off, lance or...
5	Proto-Germanic	snīþaną	to cut
6	Proto-Indo-European	sneyt-	to cut

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