Where does “aantokkelen” come from?

aantokkelen (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.

aantokkelen (Dutch): to hit (a snare), to pluck, to strum

Definitions

to hit (a snare), to pluck, to strum

Ancestry of “aantokkelen”, step by step

aantokkelen 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 tokkelen

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	tokkelen	to pluck strings; to strum instruments; to tick,...
2	Dutch	tokken	to pull, tug
3	Dutch	-elen	frequentative verbal suffix; indicating...
4	Middle Dutch	-elen	—

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