Where does “aanvoelen” come from?

aanvoelen (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.

aanvoelen (Dutch): to have feeling for, to sense; to feel, to be to...

Definitions

  1. to have feeling for, to sense; to feel, to be to...

Ancestry of “aanvoelen”, step by step

aanvoelen 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 voelen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvoelento feel, to have sensation of; to feel, to...
2Middle Dutchvoelento feel; to feel, to experience a feeling; to...
3Old Dutchfuolen—
4Proto-West Germanic*fōlijanto feel

Words derived from “aanvoelen”

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