Where does “aanvoelbaar” come from?

aanvoelbaar (Dutch) comes from Dutch aanvoelen, 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.

aanvoelbaar (Dutch): perceptible; able to be felt or sensed

Definitions

  1. perceptible; able to be felt or sensed

Ancestry of “aanvoelbaar”, step by step

aanvoelbaar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch aanvoelen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchaanvoelento have feeling for, to sense; to feel, to be to...
2Dutchaanon; to; on, being operative
3Middle Dutchāneon, on top of
4Old Dutchāna—
5Proto-West Germanicanaon
6Proto-Germanic*an—
7Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Dutch baar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchbaarA bier, a stretcher, a litter; a device used to...
2Middle Dutchbârebier, stretcher
3Old Dutchbāra—
4Proto-Albanianbārā—
5Proto-Germanicbazazbare, naked
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰosósbare, barefoot
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰos-to sally forth, barge, hurtle out; bare, barefoot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ana →Every word from Proto-Germanic *an →