Where does “aanvoeden” come from?

aanvoeden (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.

aanvoeden (Dutch): to raise, to cultivate, to bring up to incite,...

Definitions

  1. to raise, to cultivate, to bring up to incite,...

Ancestry of “aanvoeden”, step by step

aanvoeden 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 voeden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchvoedenTo feed
2Middle Dutchvoedento feed; to raise
3Old Dutchfuoden—
4Proto-Germanicfōdijanąto feed; to give birth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ana →Every word from Proto-Germanic *an →