Where does “aanwendbaar” come from?

aanwendbaar (Dutch) comes from Dutch aanwenden, 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.

aanwendbaar (Dutch): applicable; able to be applied or used

Definitions

  1. applicable; able to be applied or used

Ancestry of “aanwendbaar”, step by step

aanwendbaar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch aanwenden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchaanwendento apply, employ
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 anaEvery word from Proto-Germanic *an