Where does “aanzitten” come from?

aanzitten (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.

aanzitten (Dutch): to get ready to dine; to sit down at a table

Definitions

  1. to get ready to dine; to sit down at a table

Ancestry of “aanzitten”, step by step

aanzitten 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 zitten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzittento sit; to be, to be placed or located
2Middle Dutchsittento sit, to be seated; to sit down; to settle
3Old Dutchsittento sit; to be situated, to live
4Proto-Germanic*sittjan—
5Proto-Germanicsitjanąto sit
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ana →Every word from Proto-Germanic *an →