Where does “aanwaaien” come from?

aanwaaien (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.

aanwaaien (Dutch): to arrive by being blown by the wind; to be...

Definitions

  1. to arrive by being blown by the wind; to be...

Ancestry of “aanwaaien”, step by step

aanwaaien 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 waaien

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwaaiento blow; to be windy
2Middle Dutchwâyento blow (of wind)
3Old Dutchwāiento blow (of wind)
4Proto-West Germanic*wāanto blow
5Proto-Germanicwēanąto blow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wḗh₁tito blow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ana →Every word from Proto-Germanic *an →
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