Where does “aanwenden” come from?

aanwenden (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.

aanwenden (Dutch): to apply, employ

Definitions

  1. to apply, employ

Ancestry of “aanwenden”, step by step

aanwenden 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 wenden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwendento direct oneself, turn; to come about
2Middle Dutchwenden—
3Old Dutchwendento wend, to turn
4Proto-West Germanic*wandijanto turn
5Proto-Germanicwandijanąto turn
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn

Words derived from “aanwenden”

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