Where does “aanwezigheid” come from?
aanwezigheid (Dutch) comes from Dutch aanwezig, 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.
aanwezigheid (Dutch): presence; attendance
Definitions
- presence; attendance
Ancestry of “aanwezigheid”, step by step
aanwezigheid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch aanwezig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | aanwezig | present |
| 2 | Dutch | aan | on; to; on, being operative |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | āne | on, on top of |
| 4 | Old Dutch | āna | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | ana | on |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *an | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Dutch heid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | heid | — |