Where does “aanvankelijk” come from?
aanvankelijk (Dutch) comes from German anfänglich, from German -lich, from Middle High German -lich, from Old High German -līh, from Proto-Germanic *-līk.
aanvankelijk (Dutch): initially, at first; initial
Definitions
- initially, at first; initial
Ancestry of “aanvankelijk”, step by step
aanvankelijk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German anfänglich
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | anfänglich | initial |
| 2 | German | -lich | an adjectival suffix; an adverbial suffix |
| 3 | Middle High German | -lich | -ly |
| 4 | Old High German | -līh | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *-līk | — |