Where does “aanvertrouwen” come from?

aanvertrouwen (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.

aanvertrouwen (Dutch): to entrust

Definitions

  1. to entrust

Ancestry of “aanvertrouwen”, step by step

aanvertrouwen 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 vertrouwen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvertrouwento trust; to marry; trust, faith
2Dutch-s-islands; regime, government; air
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-Every word from Proto-Germanic anaEvery word from Proto-Germanic *an