Where does “aanzienbaar” come from?

aanzienbaar (Dutch) comes from Dutch aanzien, 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.

aanzienbaar (Dutch): notable, considerable

Definitions

  1. notable, considerable

Ancestry of “aanzienbaar”, step by step

aanzienbaar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch aanzien

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchaanziento watch, to view; to view as, to take for, to...
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
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