Where does “aantijgen” come from?

aantijgen (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.

aantijgen (Dutch): to accuse of; to accuse; to put on

Definitions

  1. to accuse of; to accuse; to put on

Ancestry of “aantijgen”, step by step

aantijgen 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 tijgen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtijgento accuse; to pull; to go
2Middle Dutchtienten; to pull, draw; to go
3Old Dutchtēn
4Proto-West Germanictehunten
5Proto-Germanictehunten
6Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥tten

Words derived from “aantijgen

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-