Where does “aanzegger” come from?

aanzegger (Dutch) comes from Dutch aanzeggen, 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.

aanzegger (Dutch): a messenger who informs others of births and deaths in a (semi-)professional capacity

Definitions

a messenger who informs others of births and deaths in a (semi-)professional capacity

Ancestry of “aanzegger”, step by step

aanzegger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch aanzeggen

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	aanzeggen	to declare, to formally inform
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 er

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	er	there; him, her, it, them; of them, of those
2	Old Dutch	iro	—

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